Norton city, VA

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Big Stone Gap, VA
Designated Market Area: Tri Cities, TN-KY-VA
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Government, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

Places in Norton city, VA [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 3,609 ( 349 from 2010 , 87 from 2020)
Land area: 7.5 square miles
Population density: 482.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,060	84.79%	12.0%
Black:	226	6.26%	9.6%
Indian:	10	0.28%	100.0%
Asian:	78	2.16%	39.3%
2+ races:	87	2.41%	8.4%
Hispanic:	148	4.10%	117.6%

Total non-White:	549	15.21%	14.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	84	11.4
Deaths:	175	23.7
Net Migration:	4	0.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-418	-10.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	69	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,958
3,478	87.87%
250	6.32%
5	0.13%
56	1.41%
95	2.40%
68	1.72%
480	12.13%

2000
3,904
3,548	90.88%
235	6.02%
3	0.08%
43	1.10%
34	0.87%
34	0.87%
356	9.12%

1990
4,247
3,904	91.92%
263	6.19%
22	0.52%
29	0.68%
n/a
29	0.68%
343	8.08%

1980
4,757
4,477	94.11%
249	5.23%
8	0.17%
13	0.27%
n/a
0	0.00%
280	5.89%

1970
4,001
3,749	93.70%
239	5.97%
0	0.00%
13	0.32%
n/a
0	0.00%
252	6.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
365	9.3
417	10.7
-148	-3.8
27	0.7

-70	-1.8
124	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
547	12.9
537	12.6
-355	-8.4
10	0.2

-356	-8.4
13	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
645	13.6
497	10.4
0	0.0
n/a

-573	-12.0
63	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

728	18.2
28	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Norton city, VA

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
624	17.3%
2,985	82.7%
790	21.9%

1,592
2.26

867	54.5%
533	61.5%
151	17.4%
725	45.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.0
864	21.8%
3,094	78.2%
580	14.7%

1,750
2.22

999	57.1%
648	64.9%
163	16.3%
751	42.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
857	22.0%
3,047	78.0%
613	15.7%

1,730
2.23

1,068	61.7%
733	68.6%
185	17.3%
662	38.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
1,118	26.3%
3,129	73.7%
600	14.1%

1,679
2.52

1,175	70.0%
862	73.4%
137	11.7%
504	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
1,373	28.9%
3,384	71.1%
608	12.8%

1,653
2.83

1,265	76.5%
1,018	80.5%
62	4.9%
388	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Norton city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	172	10.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	251	15.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	149	9.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	74	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	76	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	94	5.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	76	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	129	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	83	5.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	118	7.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	126	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	1.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	97	6.1%
$200,000 or more	50	3.1%

Median Household Income	36,974
Per Capita Income	27,666

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	64
Compared to U.S.	64

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	224	14.1%
Public Assistance	81	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	536	33.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,416	60.3%
Unemployed	119	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,535	65.4%
Not in Labor Force	813	34.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	637	475	57.3%
Non-Profit	66	60	52.4%
Self-Employed	92	22	80.7%

Local Government	25	21	54.3%
State Government	24	69	25.8%
Federal Government	14	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	729	497	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	129	150	46.2%
Total	858	647	57.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	329	21.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	375	24.9%
Professional, Technical	286	19.0%
Service Occupations	262	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.8%
All others	253	16.8%

White Collar		65.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	237	15.7%
Retail trade	235	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	198	13.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	150	10.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	139	9.2%
Information	85	5.6%
Construction	84	5.6%
Educational services	76	5.0%
Other services	59	3.9%
Public administration	52	3.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	46	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	31	2.1%
Finance and insurance	30	2.0%
Manufacturing	24	1.6%
Utilities	23	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,531	99.5%
German, other Germanic	15	0.4%
Chinese	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,077	29.4%
English	535	14.6%
German	446	12.2%
Irish	326	8.9%
Italian	87	2.4%
Polish	81	2.2%
European	78	2.1%
French	64	1.7%
Dutch	50	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	44	1.2%
Scottish	43	1.2%
Lebanese	27	0.7%
Swiss	25	0.7%
British	15	0.4%
Slovak	13	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,668	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,666	99.9%
Foreign-born	2	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
99	3.7%	165	6.1%	935	34.8%	965	36.0%	293	10.9%	227	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	99	3.7%
9-12 Years	165	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	935	34.8%
Some College	965	36.0%
Bach. Degree	293	10.9%
Grad Degree	227	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,631	1,475	156	9.6%	4.4%
1991	1,657	1,494	163	9.8%	5.8%
1992	1,685	1,539	146	8.7%	6.2%
1993	1,623	1,482	141	8.7%	5.2%
1994	1,655	1,506	149	9.0%	4.8%
1995	1,663	1,460	203	12.2%	4.4%
1996	1,554	1,385	169	10.9%	4.3%
1997	1,553	1,425	128	8.2%	3.7%
1998	1,480	1,378	102	6.9%	2.8%
1999	1,452	1,345	107	7.4%	2.7%

2000	1,488	1,427	61	4.1%	2.3%
2001	1,529	1,458	71	4.6%	3.3%
2002	1,587	1,506	81	5.1%	4.4%
2003	1,619	1,527	92	5.7%	4.3%
2004	1,546	1,454	92	6.0%	4.1%
2005	1,530	1,439	91	5.9%	3.8%
2006	1,516	1,431	85	5.6%	3.3%
2007	1,567	1,498	69	4.4%	3.3%
2008	1,620	1,529	91	5.6%	4.3%
2009	1,732	1,619	113	6.5%	6.8%

2010	2,082	1,927	155	7.4%	7.3%
2011	2,109	1,964	145	6.9%	6.6%
2012	1,990	1,841	149	7.5%	5.9%
2013	1,869	1,717	152	8.1%	5.6%
2014	1,811	1,674	137	7.6%	5.1%
2015	1,739	1,620	119	6.8%	4.4%
2016	1,662	1,550	112	6.7%	4.0%
2017	1,709	1,620	89	5.2%	3.7%
2018	1,672	1,607	65	3.9%	2.9%
2019	1,688	1,629	59	3.5%	2.7%

2020	1,660	1,536	124	7.5%	6.2%
2021	1,609	1,529	80	5.0%	3.9%
2022	1,598	1,538	60	3.8%	2.9%
2023	1,624	1,557	67	4.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,864
Median Value	$104,200

Occupied	1,592	85.4%
Vacant	272	14.6%

Owned	844	53.0%
Rented	748	47.0%
Median Rent	$613

Single-Family Units	986	52.9%
Detached	968	51.9%
Attached	18	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	387	20.8%
Mobile Homes	240	12.9%

Norton city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norton city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Norton city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norton city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Norton city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norton city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Norton city, VA