Norristown, Pennsylvania Demographics

Norristown is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Foreign born residents

Norristown is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Norristown is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Norristown is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Norristown is 9th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Norristown is 12th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Two or More

Norristown is 14th in Pennsylvania out of 196 other cities in Current population (2012)

Norristown is 14th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Norristown is 15th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Households

Norristown is 15th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	34,427	14th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3.5	92nd	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9,753.9	7th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	8.9%	6th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.2%	23rd	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.1%	245th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.8%	245th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.8%	185th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	40.9%	248th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	35.9%	15th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	14th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	78th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.6%	12th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	9th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	31.6%	248th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	50.2%	246th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	20.3%	4th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	13,420	17th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	40.9%	24th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	12,886	15th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	43.1%	240th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$154,600	108th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	39th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$21,435	173rd	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$43,309	153rd	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.4%	86th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Norristown	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,759	30th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$168,539	66th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,415	156th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$21,663	59th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732