Norristown, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	31,282	100.0

Male	15,231	48.7
Female	16,051	51.3

Under 5 years	2,148	6.9
5 to 9 years	2,338	7.5
10 to 14 years	2,166	6.9
15 to 19 years	2,024	6.5
20 to 24 years	2,444	7.8
25 to 34 years	5,157	16.5
35 to 44 years	5,029	16.1
45 to 54 years	3,747	12.0
55 to 59 years	1,359	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,176	3.8
65 to 74 years	1,930	6.2
75 to 84 years	1,355	4.3
85 years and over	409	1.3

Median age (years)	33.7	(X)

18 years and over	23,435	74.9
Male	11,282	36.1
Female	12,153	38.8
21 years and over	22,185	70.9
62 years and over	4,380	14.0
65 years and over	3,694	11.8
Male	1,415	4.5
Female	2,279	7.3

RACE
One race	30,321	96.9
White	16,992	54.3
Black or African American	10,887	34.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	63	0.2
Asian	926	3.0
Asian Indian	224	0.7
Chinese	174	0.6
Filipino	44	0.1
Japanese	16	0.1
Korean	124	0.4
Vietnamese	241	0.8
Other Asian ¹	103	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	1,443	4.6
Two or more races	961	3.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	17,725	56.7
Black or African American	11,490	36.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	269	0.9
Asian	1,035	3.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	23	0.1
Some other race	1,772	5.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	31,282	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,282	10.5
Mexican	1,931	6.2
Puerto Rican	868	2.8
Cuban	66	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	417	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,000	89.5
White alone	15,440	49.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	31,282	100.0
In households	30,287	96.8
Householder	12,028	38.5
Spouse	4,053	13.0
Child	9,126	29.2
Own child under 18 years	6,542	20.9
Other relatives	2,674	8.5
Under 18 years	1,055	3.4
Nonrelatives	2,406	7.7
Unmarried partner	856	2.7
In group quarters	995	3.2
Institutionalized population	848	2.7
Noninstitutionalized population	147	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	12,028	100.0
Family households (families)	7,148	59.4
With own children under 18 years	3,456	28.7
Married-couple family	4,053	33.7
With own children under 18 years	1,776	14.8
Female householder, no husband present	2,378	19.8
With own children under 18 years	1,390	11.6
Nonfamily households	4,880	40.6
Householder living alone	3,929	32.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,102	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,027	33.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,649	22.0

Average household size	2.52	(X)
Average family size	3.22	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,531	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,028	88.9
Vacant housing units	1,503	11.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	22	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	12,028	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,786	48.1
Renter-occupied housing units	6,242	51.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.70	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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