King of Prussia vs Norristown

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

King of Prussia 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 25,025 in King of Prussia). King of Prussia has the higher median household income ($111,600 vs $65,058 in Norristown). King of Prussia has the higher median home value ($396,500 vs $205,100 in Norristown).

Population, income & housing

	King of Prussia	Norristown
Population	25,025	35,782
Median age	36.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$111,600	$65,058
Median home value	$396,500	$205,100
Median gross rent	$1,995	$1,337
Housing units	12,442	14,336
Homeownership rate	48.0%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.9%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King of Prussia	Norristown
Population	21,313 → 25,025 (+17.4%)	34,443 → 35,782 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$90,136 → $111,600 (+23.8%)	$48,414 → $65,058 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$320,800 → $396,500 (+23.6%)	$152,900 → $205,100 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,456 → $1,995 (+37.0%)	$1,083 → $1,337 (+23.5%)

King of Prussia

Population

21,31325,025

Median household income

$90,136$111,600

Median home value

$320,800$396,500

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,995

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)

	King of Prussia	Norristown
Under 5	5.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	10.1%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	24.1%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.5%
75 and over	7.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King of Prussia	Norristown
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	26.3%
Black or African American	8.5%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	22.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King of Prussia	Norristown
No high school diploma	2.5%	15.9%
High school graduate	14.7%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	39.7%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King of Prussia	Norristown
Drove alone	64.6%	63.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	12.8%
Public transit	1.6%	7.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	26.7%	9.4%
Other means	1.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King of Prussia	Norristown
1-unit, detached	34.7%	14.1%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	46.1%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	12.6%
20 or more units	49.1%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	King of Prussia	Norristown
Poverty rate	3.9%	19.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1976	1955