Norton Shores is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 25,003 people and six associated neighborhoods, Norton Shores is the 60th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norton Shores is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norton Shores is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norton Shores who work in office and administrative support (10.45%), management occupations (10.37%), and sales jobs (9.19%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.04% 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. In terms of college education, Norton Shores is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.01% of adults in Norton Shores have a college degree. The per capita income in Norton Shores in 2022 was $35,478, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,912 for a family of four. However, Norton Shores contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norton Shores is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norton Shores home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norton Shores residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norton Shores include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Norton Shores is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
