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Language Spoken At Home in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 31,226 | 100% |
English only | 23,045 | 73.8% |
Language other than English | 8,181 | 26.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,192 | 19.8% |
Spanish | 6,326 | 20.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,366 | 17.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 632 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 279 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 799 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 491 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 424 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 56 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,217 | 100% |
American | 1,011 | 3.0% |
Arab | 63 | 0.2% |
Czech | 93 | 0.3% |
Danish | 30 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 192 | 0.6% |
English | 1,147 | 3.4% |
French (except Basque) | 215 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 45 | 0.1% |
German | 2,942 | 8.6% |
Greek | 47 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 119 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,443 | 10.1% |
Italian | 4,315 | 12.6% |
Lithuanian | 153 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 9 | 0.0% |
Polish | 1,062 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.1% |
Russian | 123 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 78 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 131 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 53 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 527 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 53 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 48 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 137 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 88 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 570 | 1.7% |
Households By Type in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,777 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,802 | 61.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,999 | 31.3% |
Married-couple family | 3,984 | 31.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,632 | 12.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,021 | 8.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 592 | 4.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,797 | 21.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,775 | 13.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,975 | 38.9% |
Householder living alone | 3,979 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 1,103 | 8.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,539 | 35.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,514 | 19.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 33,563 | 100% |
Householder | 12,777 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 4,035 | 12.0% |
Child | 9,998 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 3,737 | 11.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,016 | 9.0% |
Unmarried partner | 874 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,033 | 100% |
Never married | 6,977 | 49.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,592 | 39.8% |
Separated | 151 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 262 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 1,051 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,947 | 100% |
Never married | 4,926 | 38.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,647 | 35.9% |
Separated | 488 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 1,347 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 1,539 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 445 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 231 | 51.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,032 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 269 | 26.1% |
Less than 1 year | 64 | 6.2% |
1 or 2 years | 89 | 8.6% |
3 or 4 years | 49 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 67 | 6.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 269 | 100% |
Who are female | 212 | 78.8% |
Who are married | 65 | 24.2% |
School Enrollment in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,534 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 428 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 498 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,248 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,543 | 20.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,817 | 24.1% |
Educational Attainment in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,278 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,110 | 9.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,251 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,924 | 40.1% |
Some college, no degree | 3,741 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,350 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,722 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,180 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.5% |
Veteran Status in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,822 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,552 | 6.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 33,870 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,264 | 12.6% |
Under 18 years | 8,387 | 100% |
With a disability | 316 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 22,183 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,587 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 3,300 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,361 | 41.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 33,794 | 100% |
Same house | 29,406 | 87.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,141 | 12.3% |
Same county | 2,747 | 8.1% |
Different county | 1,394 | 4.1% |
Same state | 716 | 2.1% |
Different state | 678 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 247 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,217 | 100% |
Native | 27,431 | 80.2% |
Born in United States | 26,804 | 78.3% |
State of residence | 21,445 | 62.7% |
Different state | 5,359 | 15.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 627 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 6,786 | 19.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,786 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,291 | 19.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,495 | 81.0% |
Year of Entry in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,413 | 100% |
Native | 627 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 623 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 6,786 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,756 | 99.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Norristown Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,786 | 100% |
Europe | 329 | 4.8% |
Asia | 728 | 10.7% |
Africa | 440 | 6.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,230 | 77.1% |
Northern America | 59 | 0.9% |