Like elsewhere in America, most people in Norristown use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Norristown‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The population of Norristown overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Norristown, 23.18% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Norristown in 2018 was $26,938, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,752 for a family of four. However, Norristown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Norristown is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Norristown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norristown residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Norristown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.39% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Norristown include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.
In addition, Norristown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.53%).
The most common language spoken in Norristown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
