Horsham vs Norristown

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

Horsham 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 15,866 in Horsham). Horsham has the higher median household income ($99,121 vs $65,058 in Norristown). Horsham has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $205,100 in Norristown).

Population, income & housing

	Horsham	Norristown
Population	15,866	35,782
Median age	37.2 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$99,121	$65,058
Median home value	$363,100	$205,100
Median gross rent	$1,251	$1,337
Housing units	6,122	14,336
Homeownership rate	70.3%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horsham	Norristown
Population	14,611 → 15,866 (+8.6%)	34,443 → 35,782 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$82,098 → $99,121 (+20.7%)	$48,414 → $65,058 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$288,100 → $363,100 (+26.0%)	$152,900 → $205,100 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,274 → $1,251 (-1.8%)	$1,083 → $1,337 (+23.5%)

Horsham

Population

14,61115,866

Median household income

$82,098$99,121

Median home value

$288,100$363,100

Median gross rent

$1,274$1,251

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)

	Horsham	Norristown
Under 5	4.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	11.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.5%
75 and over	5.2%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horsham	Norristown
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	26.3%
Black or African American	4.0%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	9.9%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	3.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horsham	Norristown
No high school diploma	10.9%	15.9%
High school graduate	23.9%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horsham	Norristown
Drove alone	73.3%	63.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	12.8%
Public transit	2.6%	7.0%
Walked	1.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.0%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horsham	Norristown
1-unit, detached	48.5%	14.1%
1-unit, attached	20.9%	46.1%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	8.7%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Horsham	Norristown
Poverty rate	3.7%	19.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1974	1955