Norristown, PA

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in undefined are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (32.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Other (Hispanic) (11.3%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (10.6%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (6.09%).

N/A of the households in N/A reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

United States Pennsylvania Montgomery County, PA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Montgomery County (Southern Central)--Norristown Borough PUMA, PA Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.5k people) in N/A than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.42k White (Non-Hispanic) and 4.03k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in undefined

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 1.23k
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.42k ± 1.05k
Other (Hispanic)
4.03k ± 1.21k

32.9%

Hispanic Population

11.8k people

In 2023, there were 1.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.5k people) in N/A than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.42k White (Non-Hispanic) and 4.03k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

32.9% of the people in N/A are hispanic (11.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in N/A as a share of the total population.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

18.4k

2023 Value

± 1,331

3.3%

1 Year growth

± 9.8%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in N/A, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of N/A.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

18.4k

2023 Value

± 1,331

3.3%

1 Year growth

± 9.8%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in N/A, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,634 people), Retail Trade (2,580 people), and Manufacturing (1,883 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of N/A, though some of these residents may live in N/A and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Education

In 2023, universities in Norristown, PA awarded 39 degrees. The student population of Norristown, PA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 68 male students and 15 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Norristown, PA are Black or African American (20 and 51.3%), followed by White (11 and 28.2%), Hispanic or Latino (4 and 10.3%), and Two or More Races (2 and 5.13%).

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,058

Median Household Income

± $6,253

13.1k

Number of Households

± 1,042

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in N/A N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

The chart below shows how the median household income in Norristown, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in N/A is Hispanic, followed by Black and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

29%

Medicaid

8.03%

Medicare

7.88%

Non-Group

0.277%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in N/A changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.