CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Norristown

Pennsylvania · 30,749 residents · 3.52 sq mi

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Norristown is home to 30,749 people in Pennsylvania. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 9.5%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $79,500. Households earn $28,643 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,749

−2%vs 2000

vs 31,282 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−1%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(2,464)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(1,934)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,754)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(1,654)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(2,163)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421%(6,457)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(4,503)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(2,525)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,816)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(2,681)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,371)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(427)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,643

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,714 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,527

−25%vs 2000

vs $17,977 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.5%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,500

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$504

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $632 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.0%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.1% in 2000

45.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.4%(15,440)

Black34.3%(10,738)

Hispanic / Latino10.5%(3,282)

Asian2.9%(920)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.1%(21,869)

Black26.3%(8,074)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(902)

Asian1.3%(414)

Other1.3%(392)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.1%(6,845)

Puerto Rican4.5%(1,604)

Central American4.1%(1,489)

Dominican2.7%(977)

Salvadoran2.3%(824)

South American2.2%(777)

Colombian1.1%(405)

Nicaraguan0.7%(247)

Venezuelan0.6%(223)

Honduran0.5%(194)

Ecuadorian0.3%(124)

Panamanian0.3%(107)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.2%(59)

Costa Rican0.2%(58)

Cuban0.2%(55)

Chilean0.1%(25)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(247)

Korean0.6%(228)

Asian Indian0.4%(140)

Vietnamese0.2%(81)

Cambodian0.1%(51)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(33)

Native Hawaiian0%(8)

Ancestry

Italian9.5%(3,416)

German7.8%(2,798)

Irish6.1%(2,194)

American5.3%(1,892)

West Indian4.1%(1,468)

English3.3%(1,202)

Jamaican2.9%(1,043)

Subsaharan African2.6%(942)

Polish1.9%(683)

Scottish1%(341)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(195)

Hungarian0.4%(152)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.4%(147)

Welsh0.4%(144)

Ukrainian0.3%(125)

Lithuanian0.3%(111)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(105)

Norwegian0.3%(102)

Dutch0.2%(88)

Brazilian0.2%(72)

Danish0.2%(67)

Slovak0.2%(67)

Croatian0.1%(49)

British0.1%(47)

Greek0.1%(45)

Russian0.1%(44)

French0.1%(42)

Portuguese0.1%(41)

Romanian0.1%(39)

Czech0.1%(34)

Swedish0.1%(28)

Arab0.1%(25)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Guyanese0.1%(19)

French Canadian0%(15)

Nigerian0%(14)

Ethiopian0%(11)

Austrian0%(9)

Canadian0%(9)

Barbadian0%(6)

Moroccan0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married53.6%(7,600)

Married35.3%(5,001)

Widowed1.8%(250)

Divorced9.4%(1,333)

Women 15+

Never married47.4%(6,872)

Married35%(5,065)

Widowed7.5%(1,082)

Divorced10.1%(1,468)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−13.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)2.7%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(219)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.5%(321)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.7%(37)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 989 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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