Norristown is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 35,769 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Norristown is the 18th largest community in Pennsylvania. Norristown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that Norristown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For the size of the borough, public transportation in Norristown is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Norristown, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Norristown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.67% of adults in Norristown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Norristown in 2022 was $27,999, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,996 for a family of four. However, Norristown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Norristown is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Norristown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Norristown, accounting for 32.90% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Norristown residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Norristown include Italian, German, Irish, Jamaican, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Norristown's cultural character, accounting for 17.67% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Norristown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.