COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Norton

Virginia · 4,247 residents · 7.48 sq mi

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Norton is home to 4,247 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 54%. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,500. Households take in $15,460 at the median, 49% less than the US figure. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

4,247

+9%vs 2000

vs 3,904 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(274)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(363)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(352)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(303)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(649)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(582)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(457)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(402)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(186)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(38)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,460

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,788 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,214

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,024 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,500

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$279

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.9%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.9% in 2000

39.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(3,548)

Black6%(235)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(34)

Asian1%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(3,923)

Black6.2%(263)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(29)

Asian0.7%(29)

Other0.8%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.9%(105)

Salvadoran2.9%(105)

Mexican0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(11)

Ancestry

American25.4%(908)

English15.3%(548)

German11.2%(400)

Irish9.8%(349)

Scottish3%(109)

Polish2.3%(81)

Italian1.9%(69)

Armenian1.3%(47)

Dutch1.1%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(31)

Arab0.6%(20)

Lebanese0.6%(20)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.3%(11)

Slovak0.3%(11)

French0.2%(7)

British0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.3%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.1 min

−20%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married38.1%(564)

Married49.8%(737)

Widowed3.9%(58)

Divorced8.2%(121)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(405)

Married40.4%(625)

Widowed16%(247)

Divorced17.5%(270)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.3%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.7%

−11.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.9%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% 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)18.9%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.4%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.7%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 169 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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