Census tracts · Thornton Township, IL

Census tracts in Thornton Township, Illinois

41 census tracts lie mostly within Thornton Township, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $24,665 in Tract 8269.01 to $97,500 in Tract 8278.05, against $58,534 for Thornton Township as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Thornton Township earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Thornton Township and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 8278.05 $97,500
Tract 8279.01 $96,696
Tract 8278.02 $86,042
Tract 8263.03 $85,357
Tract 8278.01 $82,489
Tract 8258.01 $36,981
Tract 8269.02 $35,711
Tract 8274 $32,485
Tract 8271 $25,404
Tract 8269.01 $24,665

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Thornton Township

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Thornton Township.

Census tracts in or partly in Thornton Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Thornton Township (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 825717031825700	3.9 mi northeast	Cook County	3,937±26	$57,790	$161,300	$1,208	100%
Tract 8258.0117031825801	2.7 mi northeast	Cook County	3,345±653	$36,981	$109,000	$1,201	100%
Tract 8258.0217031825802	2.7 mi northeast	Cook County	6,181±1,344	$70,696	$158,200	$1,560	100%
Tract 8258.0317031825803	2.3 mi northeast	Cook County	5,483±718	$66,051	$154,400	$873	100%
Tract 825917031825900	3.3 mi northeast	Cook County	3,055±820	$46,705	$136,700	$1,510	100%
Tract 826017031826000	3.8 mi northeast	Cook County	2,597±541	$77,825	$102,400	$945	100%
Tract 826117031826100	3.4 mi east	Cook County	5,316±908	$51,316	$133,700	$1,304	100%
Tract 8262.0117031826201	1.9 mi east	Cook County	3,811±687	$44,409	$112,200	$1,074	100%
Tract 8262.0217031826202	3.4 mi east	Cook County	6,211±951	$68,878	$150,600	$1,611	100%
Tract 8263.0117031826301	1.0 mi north	Cook County	4,145±773	$70,274	$156,200	$1,547	100%
Tract 8263.0317031826303	1.0 mi northeast	Cook County	3,452±522	$85,357	$177,700	$2,050	100%
Tract 8263.0417031826304	1.5 mi northeast	Cook County	2,727±484	$44,750	$163,000	$1,309	100%
Tract 8264.0117031826401	2.6 mi north	Cook County	3,065±799	$49,580	$154,300	$1,881	100%
Tract 8264.0217031826402	1.9 mi north	Cook County	5,184±817	$56,591	$139,100	$1,547	100%
Tract 826517031826500	2.3 mi north	Cook County	5,811±944	$58,524	$121,100	$1,183	100%
Tract 826617031826600	2.7 mi northwest	Cook County	4,798±669	$43,675	$114,000	$1,203	100%
Tract 826717031826700	3.0 mi northwest	Cook County	4,198±667	$39,726	$117,100	$1,208	100%
Tract 826817031826800	4.0 mi northwest	Cook County	4,554±429	$61,062	$131,600	$1,205	100%
Tract 8269.0117031826901	3.6 mi west	Cook County	1,629±349	$24,665	$80,100	$699	100%
Tract 8269.0217031826902	3.4 mi west	Cook County	1,244±404	$35,711	$82,500	$1,104	100%
Tract 827017031827000	2.9 mi northwest	Cook County	3,162±698	$53,750	$84,100	$1,161	100%
Tract 827117031827100	2.6 mi northwest	Cook County	1,982±348	$25,404	$79,500	$926	100%
Tract 827217031827200	1.6 mi northwest	Cook County	3,546±615	$56,964	$129,400	$1,194	100%
Tract 827317031827300	2.4 mi west	Cook County	2,546±556	$29,966	$106,200	$631	100%
Tract 827417031827400	3.4 mi west	Cook County	2,716±647	$32,485	$120,200	$716	100%
Tract 827517031827500	2.1 mi west	Cook County	5,130±875	$73,043	$88,000	$1,114	100%
Tract 827617031827600	3.4 mi west	Cook County	2,804±451	$50,038	$140,200	$2,036	100%
Tract 827717031827700	3.6 mi west	Cook County	2,568±453	$56,038	$119,600	$1,194	100%
Tract 8278.0117031827801	at the center point	Cook County	4,429±538	$82,489	$199,200	$1,272	100%
Tract 8278.0217031827802	0.5 mi east	Cook County	3,318±590	$86,042	$219,200	$2,702	100%
Tract 8278.0417031827804	0.8 mi south	Cook County	2,968±559	$80,458	$215,600	$1,921	100%
Tract 8278.0517031827805	1.3 mi south	Cook County	2,531±357	$97,500	$242,500	$2,569	100%
Tract 8279.0117031827901	1.8 mi southeast	Cook County	1,963±275	$96,696	$291,700	$3,500 or more	100%
Tract 8279.0217031827902	3.1 mi east	Cook County	4,415±795	$64,507	$161,600	$1,230	100%
Tract 828017031828000	3.6 mi southeast	Cook County	5,254±614	$70,673	$160,800	$1,206	100%
Tract 828117031828100	4.2 mi southeast	Cook County	4,497±706	$76,034	$176,500	$1,707	100%
Tract 8282.0117031828201	2.8 mi southeast	Cook County	4,116±488	$67,813	$158,700	$1,134	100%
Tract 8282.0217031828202	3.3 mi southeast	Cook County	5,111±735	$57,353	$202,900	$1,169	100%
Tract 828317031828300	2.2 mi south	Cook County	3,015±430	$53,400	$156,000	$1,105	100%
Tract 8284.0117031828401	4.1 mi southwest	Cook County	3,426±441	$70,054	$212,000	$1,259	100%
Tract 8284.0217031828402	3.0 mi southwest	Cook County	3,442±425	$59,534	$159,300	$1,230	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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