Norton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 11,516 people and three associated neighborhoods, Norton is the 159th largest community in Ohio.Norton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Norton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norton who work in management occupations (12.41%), office and administrative support (9.50%), and sales jobs (9.42%). Also of interest is that Norton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.65% 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. Because of many things, Norton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Norton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Norton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Norton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Norton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.55% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Norton in 2022 was $39,918, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,672 for a family of four. However, Norton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Norton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Norton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
