Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Norristown borough
Total Population 30,749
SEX
Male 14,498
Female 16,251
AGE
Under 5 years 2,392
5 to 17 years 4,699
18 to 20 years 1,122
21 to 24 years 2,002
25 to 44 years 10,515
45 to 54 years 2,765
55 to 59 years 1,407
60 to 64 years 1,373
65 to 74 years 2,584
75 to 84 years 1,438
85 years and over 452
Median age 33.0
Under 18 years 7,091
Percent of total population 23.1
65 years and over 4,474
Percent of total population 14.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 12,187
Family households (families) 7,174
Married-couple families 4,877
Percent of total households 40.0
Other family, male householder 466
Other family, female householder 1,831
Nonfamily households 5,013
Percent of total households 41.1
Householder living alone 4,291
Householder 65 years and over 1,512
Persons living in households 29,685
Persons per household 2.44
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 1,064
Institutionalized persons 846
Other persons in group quarters 218
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 21,779
Black 8,126
Percent of total population 26.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 50
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 508
Percent of total population 1.7
Other race 286
Hispanic Origin (any race) 828
Percent of total population 2.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 13,080
Occupied housing units 12,187
Owner occupied 6,697
Percent owner occupied 55.0
Renter occupied 5,490
Vacant housing units 893
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 330
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,124
1-unit, attached 6,796
2 to 4 units 2,234
5 to 9 units 699
10 or more units 2,088
Mobile home, trailer, other 139
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 5,981
Less than $50,000 867
$50,000 to $99,999 3,808
$100,000 to $149,999 1,137
$150,000 to $199,999 111
$200,000 to $299,999 45
$300,000 or more 13
Median (dollars) 80,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 5,318
Less than $250 579
$250 to $499 3,168
$500 to $749 1,531
$750 to $999 29
$1,000 or more 11
Median (dollars) 438
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 5,981
White 4,681
Black 1,220
Percent of occupied units 20.4
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 9
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 53
Percent of occupied units 0.9
Other race 18
Hispanic origin (of any race) 75
Percent of occupied units 1.3
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997