Living in Norristown Area School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 26,067 households are located in Norristown Area School District area. Among them, 7,309 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.03 people. The total number of children in the region is 17,921 and 12,786 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (6,050) of residents are non-citizens and 22% (13,698) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Norristown Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	26,067
Population	62,588
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,309 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,921
Total Students	12,786
Pre-Kindergarten	997
Kindergarten	776
Grade 1-8	5,739
Grade 9-12	2,637
College/Graduate School	2,637
Veterans	50,772
Non-citizen	6,050
Non-English Home Language	13,698
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

51,956 residents are over the age of 16 and 35,538 people are in labor force. Among them, 35,538 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 33,334 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Norristown Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,687	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	24,929	76.27%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,129	9.57%
Public transportation	2,269	6.94%
Walked	849	2.60%
Other method	156	0.48%
Worked from home	1,355	4.15%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,334	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,663	37.99%
Service	6,930	20.79%
Sales and office	7,262	21.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,450	7.35%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,029	12.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,334	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	38	0.11%
Construction	2,042	6.13%
Manufacturing	3,520	10.56%
Wholesale trade	974	2.92%
Retail trade	4,465	13.39%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,265	3.79%
Information	502	1.51%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,575	7.72%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,792	14.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,404	22.21%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,144	9.43%
Other services, except public administration	1,484	4.45%
Public administration	1,129	3.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,334	-
Private wage and salary workers	29,097	87.29%
Government workers	2,945	8.83%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,278	3.83%
Unpaid family workers	14	0.04%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $82,509 for the 26,067 households in Norristown Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $37,312. 56,934 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.91%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,067	-
Less than $10,000	1,498	5.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,041	3.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,847	7.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,039	11.66%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,042	11.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,865	18.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,283	12.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,106	15.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,814	6.96%
More than $200,000	1,532	5.88%
Median Household Income	$61,687	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$82,509	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,989	-
Less than $10,000	561	3.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	286	1.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	709	4.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,924	12.03%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,927	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,769	17.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,301	14.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,796	17.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,469	9.19%
More than $200,000	1,247	7.80%

Median Family Income	$73,430	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,709	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$37,312	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,942	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,942	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,325	-
With health insurance coverage	56,934	89.91%
Public coverage	23,692	37.41%
Private health insurance	41,896	66.16%
Without health insurance coverage	6,391	10.09%

Housing

There are 28,831 housing units in Norristown Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 26,067 units (90.41%) occupied. 14,164 houses (54.34%) are occupied by owner and 11,903 houses (45.66%) are rented. The average housing value is $204,600 and the average rental cost is $1,150. 272 houses (0.94%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,525 houses (29.57%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,831	-
Occupied	26,067	90.41%
Owner Occupied	14,164	54.34%
Renter Occupied	11,903	45.66%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,308	28.82%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	10,270	35.62%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,253	35.56%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,831	-
Built 2014 or later	272	0.94%
Built 2010 - 2013	348	1.21%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,270	7.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,638	5.68%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,789	9.67%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,123	14.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,205	14.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,661	16.17%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,525	29.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,831	-
1 room	870	3.02%
2 rooms	833	2.89%
3 rooms	3,420	11.86%
4 rooms	4,745	16.46%
5 rooms	4,592	15.93%
6 rooms	5,323	18.46%
7 rooms	4,147	14.38%
8 rooms	2,422	8.40%
9 rooms or more	2,479	8.60%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	28,831	-
no bedroom	986	3.42%
1 bedroom	4,129	14.32%
2 bedrooms	7,844	27.21%
3 bedrooms	10,252	35.56%
4 bedrooms	4,572	15.86%
5 bedrooms or more	1,048	3.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,164	-
Less than $50,000	213	1.50%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,140	8.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,115	14.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,371	23.80%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,456	31.46%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,642	18.65%
$500,000 - $999,999	175	1.24%
$1,000,000 or more	52	0.37%
Median House Value	$204,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,677	-
Less than $500	1,207	10.34%
$500 - $999	3,036	26.00%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,615	39.52%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,329	19.95%
$2,000 - $2,499	434	3.72%
$2,500 - $2,999	56	0.48%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,150	-

Demographic

A total of 64,117 people lives in Norristown Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 30,732 male and 33,385 female. The males to female ratio is 47.93 to 52.07. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	64,117	-
Male	30,732	47.93%
Female	33,385	52.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,117	-
Under 5 years	4,239	6.61%
5 - 9 years	3,848	6.00%
10 - 14 years	3,383	5.28%
15 - 19 years	3,072	4.79%
20 - 24 years	3,937	6.14%
25 - 34 years	10,840	16.91%
35 - 44 years	8,330	12.99%
45 - 54 years	8,405	13.11%
55 - 59 years	3,642	5.68%
60 - 64 years	3,883	6.06%
65 - 74 years	5,622	8.77%
75 - 84 years	3,142	4.90%
85 years and older	1,774	2.77%
Median Age	37.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,117	-
One Race	61,252	95.53%
White	37,205	58.03%
Black or African American	16,552	25.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native	228	0.36%
Asian	2,932	4.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	51	0.08%
Other	4,284	6.68%

Two or more races	2,865	4.47%
White and Black or African American	1,707	2.66%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	106	0.17%
White and Asian	176	0.27%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.09%

Living in Norristown Area School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic