Norcross is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,043 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Norcross is the 60th largest community in Georgia. Norcross real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Norcross house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Norcross is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Norcross is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norcross who work in sales jobs (12.15%), management occupations (11.67%), and office and administrative support (11.50%). Also of interest is that Norcross has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The citizens of Norcross are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.82% of adults in Norcross have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Norcross in 2022 was $38,856, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,424 for a family of four. However, Norcross contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norcross is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norcross 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 Norcross, accounting for 38.83% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Norcross residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norcross include English, Irish, German, Haitian, and Italian. In addition, Norcross has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.75%). The most common language spoken in Norcross is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
