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Norton Shores Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Norton Shores Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

25,005

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.7%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
6.4%
25 - 34:
13.5%
35 - 54:
22.6%
55 - 64:
12.4%
Over 65 Years:
22.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.4%
2.4%
95.4%
95.4%
33.2%
33.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Norton Shores
USA
$35,856
$35,856
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Norton Shores
USA
$73,390
$73,390
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.8%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Other
Education
Public Service
Administration
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
Finance
Arts
Transportation
23.0%
23.0%
15.9%
15.9%
10.3%
10.3%
6.6%
6.6%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
4.9%
4.9%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.7%
87.7%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Dutch
Irish
Polish
Swedish
Italian
European
French
Norwegian
Scottish
French Canadian
Finnish
Danish
Hungarian
Scots-Irish
British
Lithuanian
Greek
Nigerian
22.0%
22.0%
10.9%
10.9%
10.5%
10.5%
9.7%
9.7%
5.3%
5.3%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Italian
Spanish
Greek
Native American languages
Tagalog
Scandinavian languages
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Langs. of India
German/Yiddish
French
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
97.3%
97.3%
5.9%
5.9%
2.2%
2.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Norton Shores Residents

1.7%