Norcross is a city of 18,007 people in Georgia. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 9,597 people. 34% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 2,933 people per square mile. About 40% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 60% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,266, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Norcross
What changed most since 1990
Population5,947 → 18,007(+203%)US over the same years: +35%
White share71.7% → 24.2%(−47.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share3.8% → 40.1%(+36.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.8%(81)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(108)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.2%(55)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 340 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Norcross, decade by decade
Norcross population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,947
$80,083
$207,846
21.1%
55.6
2000
8,410
$81,479
$230,986
22.8%
85.9
2010
9,116
$79,278
$246,715
35.1%
90.2
2020
17,209
$79,278
$279,133
34.3%
87.2
2024
18,007
$75,266
$403,400
40.5%
91.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
