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Norristown Area School District, PA

70,012 Population
15.5 square miles 4,528.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Montgomery County: 41.5 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,236 ±$3,123 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Montgomery County: $62,302 ±$1,668
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,124 ±$11,027 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Montgomery County: $111,855 ±$3,335
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.6% ±3.7% (7,199  ±2,592) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Montgomery County: 6.1% † 52,582 (±0.8% / ±6,743)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.2 minutes ±1.4 (768,510  ±52,564) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Montgomery County: 27.8 9,585,205 (±0.2 / ±140,167)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,188 ±2,305 Number of households
  • Montgomery County: 339,775 ±2,191
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.3 (68,308  ±5,130) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Montgomery County: 2.5 855,509 (±0 / ±269)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.3% ±4.3% (1,396  ±762) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Montgomery County: 4% † 8,007 (±0.7% / ±1,300)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

29,349 ±2,501 Number of housing units
  • Montgomery County: 353,396 ±154
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$314,600 ±$20,119 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Montgomery County: $461,900 ±$7,368
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.9% ±4% (8,200  ±2,811.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Montgomery County: 9% 78,591 (±0.8% / ±7,020.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.4% ±4.1% (44,329  ±3,977.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Montgomery County: 95.9% 600,285 (±2% / ±12,706.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.4% ±4.5% (18,420  ±2,601.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Montgomery County: 55.4% 346,561 (±1.5% / ±9,594.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14% ±3.8% (9,794  ±2,744) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 12.2% 106,885
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5% ±1.8% (2,677  ±974) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 4.2% 29,416 (±0.4% / ±2,528)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,677 Total veterans ±974 2,562 Male ±954 115 Female ±150

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