Ardmore vs Norristown

A side-by-side comparison of Ardmore and Norristown: population, income, housing, and more.

Ardmore and Norristown are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norristown has the higher population (35,782 vs 14,165 in Ardmore). Ardmore has the higher median household income ($115,273 vs $65,058 in Norristown). Ardmore has the higher median home value ($446,300 vs $205,100 in Norristown).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Norristown
Population	14,165	35,782
Median age	38.6 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$115,273	$65,058
Median home value	$446,300	$205,100
Median gross rent	$1,680	$1,337
Housing units	6,632	14,336
Homeownership rate	62.1%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Norristown
Population	12,808 → 14,165 (+10.6%)	34,443 → 35,782 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$96,780 → $115,273 (+19.1%)	$48,414 → $65,058 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$355,400 → $446,300 (+25.6%)	$152,900 → $205,100 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,680 (+18.7%)	$1,083 → $1,337 (+23.5%)

Ardmore

Population

12,80814,165

Median household income

$96,780$115,273

Median home value

$355,400$446,300

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,680

Norristown

Population

34,44335,782

Median household income

$48,414$65,058

Median home value

$152,900$205,100

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,337

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Norristown
Under 5	5.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	19.5%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	8.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	6.5%
75 and over	8.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Norristown
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	26.3%
Black or African American	12.6%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Norristown
No high school diploma	1.5%	15.9%
High school graduate	16.1%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	37.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Norristown
Drove alone	52.1%	63.7%
Carpooled	4.6%	12.8%
Public transit	8.6%	7.0%
Walked	5.4%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	27.9%	9.4%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Norristown
1-unit, detached	20.2%	14.1%
1-unit, attached	42.9%	46.1%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	12.6%
20 or more units	17.8%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Norristown
Poverty rate	6.2%	19.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1942	1955