Norton is a very small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,609 people and two associated neighborhoods, Norton is the 150th largest community in Virginia.

Also of interest is that Norton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Norton is also a city of artists. Norton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Norton’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.75 minutes getting to work every day.

For a small city, Norton has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Norton exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The percentage of adults in Norton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.37% of the adults in Norton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Norton in 2018 was $27,666, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,664 for a family of four. However, Norton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Norton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Norton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.