Norton is a very small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,609 people and two associated neighborhoods, Norton is the 150th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norton is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Norton who work in management occupations (19.27%), office and administrative support (12.49%), and sales jobs (12.43%). 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. Of important note, Norton is also a city of artists. Norton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Norton’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.32% 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. One of the benefits of Norton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.75 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Despite the fact that it is a small city, Norton has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.The percentage of adults in Norton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.37% of the adults in Norton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Norton in 2022 was $27,666, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,664 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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Norton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
