Norristown Population and Demographics

Norristown Pennsylvania Population and Demographics Resources

Norristown borough, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Norristown Population: 31282 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 15231 48.69% Female 16051 51.31%       Under 5 years 2148 6.87% 5 to 9 years 2338 7.47% 10 to 14 years 2166 6.92% 15 to 19 years 2024 6.47% 20 to 24 years 2444 7.81% 25 to 34 years 5157 16.49% 35 to 44 years 5029 16.08% 45 to 54 years 3747 11.98% 55 to 59 years 1359 4.34% 60 to 64 years 1176 3.76% 65 to 74 years 1930 6.17% 75 to 84 years 1355 4.33% 85 years and over 409 1.31%       Median age (years) 33.7       18 years and over 23435 74.92% Male 11282 36.07% Female 12153 38.85% 21 years and over 22185 70.92% 62 years and over 4380 14% 65 years and over 3694 11.81% Male 1415 4.52% Female 2279 7.29%       Race     One race 30321 96.93% White 16992 54.32% Black or African American 10887 34.8% American Indian and Alaska Native 63 0.2% Asian 926 2.96% Asian indian 224 0.72% Chinese 174 0.56% Filipino 44 0.14% Japanese 16 0.05% Korean 124 0.4% Vietnamese 241 0.77% Other Asian 103 0.33% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.03% Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01% Samoan 3 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Some other race 1443 4.61% Two or more races 961 3.07%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 31282 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3282 10.49% Mexican 1931 6.17% Puerto Rican 868 2.77% Cuban 66 0.21% Other Hispanic or Latino 417 1.33% Not Hispanic or Latino 28000 89.51% White alone 15440 49.36%       Relationship     Total Population 31282 100.00% In households 30287 96.82% Householder 12028 38.45% Spouse 4053 12.96% Child 9126 29.17% Own child under 18 years 6542 20.91% Other relatives 2674 8.55% Under 18 years 1055 3.37% Nonrelatives 2406 7.69% Unmarried partner 856 2.74% In group quarters 995 3.18% Institutionalized population 848 2.71% Non-Institutionalized population 147 0.47%       Households by Type     Total Households 12028 100.0 % Family households (families) 7148 59.43% With own children under 18 years 3456 28.73% Married-couple family 4053 33.7% With own children under 18 years 1776 14.77% Female householder, no husband present 2378 19.77% With own children under 18 years 1390 11.56% Non Family households 4880 40.57% Householder living alone 3929 32.67% Householder 65 years and over 1102 9.16%       Households with individuals under 18 years 4027 33.48% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2649 22.02%       Average Household size 2.52 Average family size 3.22       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 13531 100.00% Occupied housing units 12028 88.89% Vacant housing units 1503 11.11% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 22 0.16% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 12028 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5786 48.1% Renter-occupied housing units. 6242 51.9%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.7 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.35

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