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Norristown, PA
Demographic Data



Norristown 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

Norristown Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

35,769

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.6%
5 - 17:
16.8%
18 - 24:
11.8%
25 - 34:
16.1%
35 - 54:
26.7%
55 - 64:
10.5%
Over 65 Years:
10.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.7%
3.7%
84.1%
84.1%
23.7%
23.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Norristown
USA
$27,999
$27,999
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Norristown
USA
$65,058
$65,058
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Administration
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Wholesale
Transportation
Public Service
Information Technology
14.3%
14.3%
14.0%
14.0%
10.2%
10.2%
8.4%
8.4%
7.3%
7.3%
7.1%
7.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.0%
6.0%
5.5%
5.5%
5.2%
5.2%
4.5%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
32.9%
32.9%
32.2%
32.2%
26.3%
26.3%
6.5%
6.5%
1.9%
1.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
German
Irish
Jamaican
English
Polish
Other Subsaharan African
Scottish
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
African
Haitian
Hungarian
Ukrainian
European
British
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Romanian
Eastern European
Welsh
10.8%
10.8%
7.6%
7.6%
6.8%
6.8%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Langs. of India
Other Indo-European
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
French
Korean
French Creole
Native American languages
Arabic
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
German/Yiddish
Italian
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
69.0%
69.0%
25.2%
25.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Norristown Residents

17.7%

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