Like elsewhere in America, most people in Norristown use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Norristown‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The citizens of Norristown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.18% of adults in Norristown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Norristown in 2022 was $26,938, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,752 for a family of four. However, Norristown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Norristown is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Norristown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norristown residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Norristown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.39% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Norristown include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.
Norristown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.53%.
The most common language spoken in Norristown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
