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Thornton, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thornton, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,466. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet THORNTON-TX · Thornton, TX 1 ZIPs · 1,466 pop · #11851/25278 · Limestone County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,323
  • RANK-MID #11851/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tehuacana
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,466
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $254,500

Nearest income peer: Tehuacana, TX (+ $2,146 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Thornton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Thornton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Thornton, TX sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,466
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,323
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 76687 (1,466 residents). Household income $73,323 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Thornton as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Sulphur Bluff is the closest lower-income city and Brenham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Thornton.

Population concentration

Thornton's single ZIP 76687 carries the town

Thornton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 76687 is the entire residential footprint (1,466 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Thornton

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 56 employees , annual payroll $2,242k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 76687 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Transportation and warehousing · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Thornton, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Limestone County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thornton. See the Limestone County roll-up →

Thornton sits in the upper half of Limestone County on income: Mexia, Groesbeck and Coolidge report less, while Tehuacana reports more. Kosse marks the far end of that range at $48,500, 34% below Thornton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
76687 1,466 $73,323 16 4
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Thornton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Thornton, .