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Norristown Area School District

Norristown Area School District is a unified school district in Pennsylvania with a community population of 66,323. The median household income is $82,176 and the median age is 38.5.

66,323

Population

4290

People / sq mi

$82,176

Median Income

38.5

Median Age

Norristown Area School District covers 15 sq mi of land at 4289.7 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White48.9%
Black or African American0.2%
Asian32.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$82,176

Median Household Income

$40,441

Per Capita Income

9.0%

Poverty Rate

4.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$281,000

Median Home Value

$1,554

Median Rent

56.3%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

90.6%

High School+

35.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Norristown Area School District serves a community with a population of 66,323 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Pennsylvania.

The median household income in Norristown Area School District is $82,176, with a per capita income of $40,441. The poverty rate is 9.0%.

Norristown Area School District is 48.9% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 32.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Norristown Area School District, 90.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 35.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Norristown Area School District is $281,000, with a median rent of $1,554. The homeownership rate is 56.3%.

Data for Norristown Area School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4216980).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.