Demographics of Norton city, Virginia

Norton city, Virginia had 3,477 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −203 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norton city, in four figures

3,477
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −203 people.; 41.3 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,495 ±$9,617
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Norton city, Virginia's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norton city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Norton city, Virginia's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norton city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	3,680	100.0	100.0
2021	3,633	98.7	100.2
2022	3,594	97.7	100.7
2023	3,515	95.5	101.6
2024	3,516	95.5	102.5
2025	3,477	94.5	103.1

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Population of Norton city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,680	−16	−14	−2
2021	3,633	−47	−40	−10
2022	3,594	−39	−52	+15
2023	3,515	−79	−34	−45
2024	3,516	+1	−21	+22
2025	3,477	−39	−20	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±2.0: for men 38.7 ±3.7 and for women 43.7 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	55 to 339	1.5% to 9.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	525 ±145	14.7% ±4.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	346 ±164	9.7% ±4.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	920 ±205	25.7% ±5.7	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	828 ±185	23.1% ±5.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	761 ±194	21.3% ±5.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,495 ±$9,617, and income per person $26,846 ±$5,768, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Norton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	560 ±179	34.9% ±10.6	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	356 ±136	22.2% ±8.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	325 ±156	20.2% ±9.5	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	45 to 175	2.9% to 10.8%	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	175 ±83	10.9% ±5.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	16 to 98	1.0% to 6.1%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 51	0% to 3.2%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Norton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	931 ±349	26.3% ±9.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	83 to 375	14.2% to 49.2%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	504 ±229	27.3% ±11.4	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	77 to 319	8.8% to 31.9%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Norton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norton city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	1,764 ±170	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±2.5	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% to 14.6%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.0% ±8.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.0% ±9.0	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,000 ±$29,919	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$692 ±$51	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Norton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 250	0% to 7.0%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,275 ±176	91.6% ±4.9	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 157	< 0.1% to 4.4%	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.9%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	33 to 167	0.9% to 4.7%	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Norton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	2,512 ±221	70.2% ±6.2	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	934 ±194	26.1% ±5.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 227	0.4% to 6.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 33	0% to 0.9%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 33	0% to 0.9%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 13	0% to 0.4%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Norton city among the counties of Virginia

132nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Norton city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%
Craig County	4,800	−1.6%
Bath County	4,076	−2.6%
Norton city	3,477	−5.5%
Highland County	2,318	+3.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 5 Counties by poverty rate
No. 55 Counties in Virginia by median age
No. 81 Counties in Virginia by per capita income
No. 103 Counties in Virginia by median household income
No. 104 Counties in Virginia by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026