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19403

Norristown, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
44,017
Median household income
$104,071
People below poverty
4.6%
Median home value
$375,100

Income

The median income of households in 19403 was $104,071. An estimated 2.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 18.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.6
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 6.8
$50,000 to $74,999 15.1
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 20.3
$150,000 to $199,999 12.6
$200,000 or more 18.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 94519
Female 69180

An estimated 76.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,070. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.6
Social Security 33.7
Retirement income 26.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.5

In 2020-2024, 5.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 64.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19403 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.8% and public coverage was 30.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.7%.


In 2020-2024, 19403 had a total population of 44,017 - 22,490 (51.1%) females and 21,527 (48.9%) males. The median age was 45.3 years. An estimated 17% of the population was under 18 years, 30.8% was 19 to 44 years, 29% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19403 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 900 824
5 to 9 831 940
10 to 14 1461 1076
15 to 19 1166 1086
20 to 24 909 913
25 to 29 1252 1388
30 to 34 1624 1550
35 to 39 1854 1318
40 to 44 1214 1549
45 to 49 1339 1285
50 to 54 1449 1298
55 to 59 1729 2226
60 to 64 1753 1685
65 to 69 1398 1933
70 to 74 1072 1222
75 to 79 591 863
80 to 84 595 645
85 and over 390 689

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.9% were White; 7.4% were Black or African American; 3.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9.3% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.7% of the people in 19403 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.3% of the people in 19403 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,988 households in 19403. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.5% of the households in 19403 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.4% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.3% of all households.

In 19403, 22.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.8% of males and 48.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.2 28.9
Now married, except separated 54.8 48.4
Separated 0.7 0.9
Widowed 2.9 8.9
Divorced 6.4 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19403, 636 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.2% of the people living in 19403 were U.S. natives. 69.4% of the 19403 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.8% of 19403 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19403 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 19403.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 12.3
Asia 60.8
Europe 15
Africa 10
Northern America 1.2
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19403 in 2020-2024, 13.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.1% of people at least five years old; 3.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.3
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 19403 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 5.7
Different county, same state 2.7
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 51% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19403 was 8,508 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 718 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,581. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,209.

Educational Attainment of People in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.7
High school diploma or equivalency 24.4
Some college, no degree 13.8
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 30
Graduate or professional degree 21

Disability

In 19403, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19403, 63.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 20,301 85.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,142 9.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,124 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19403 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 10.3
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19403 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,660 53.6
Service occupations 3,151 13.3
Sales and office occupations 4,736 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,285 5.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,795 7.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 66.2% of 19403 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 66.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 24.3

In 2020-2024, 19403 had a total of 19,744 housing units. Of these housing units, 70% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 28.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.4
Mobile homes 1.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

7.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19403 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 60.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19403 had 18,988 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 756 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.6% while renters occupied 26.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.5% and another 18.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19403:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.6
Electricity 29
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 14.3
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19403 was $375,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.2 % had a mortgage. 34.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,382 and for owners without a mortgage it was $929.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19403 was $1,709. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.