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Norcross, GA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Norcross, Georgia (Norcross, GA — Census place “Norcross city”) is 17,669 residents, ranking #68 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $75,068, the median home is worth $375,900 and median gross rent runs $1,654 a month. Looking for the Norcross Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Norcross, GA: 30071.
- Population
- 17,669Norcross city residents
- Median household income
- $75,068Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $375,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,654Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.9%Owner-occupied households
Norcross ZIP codes (Georgia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Norcross.
The Norcross GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Norcross city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Norcross city median would spend about 26.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.3% of residents and 57.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Norcross city, GA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Norcross city is a mid-size town in Georgia, with 17,669 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #68 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 34.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Norcross city earn a median of $75,068 a year, 4.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 31% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Norcross city is valued at $375,900, 23.9% above the national figure and 96% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,654 a month, 17.6% above the national figure, or roughly $19,848 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 57.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Georgia.
- Buford city 17,611
- Holly Springs city 17,693
- Calhoun city 17,611
- Villa Rica city 17,798
- Powder Springs city 17,414
- Conyers city 17,916
- Richmond Hill city 17,408
- North Druid Hills CDP 18,172
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Norcross city?
- Norcross city has 17,669 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #68 of 675 in Georgia.
- What is the median household income in Norcross city?
- Median household income in Norcross city is $75,068 a year, 4.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Norcross city?
- Median gross rent is $1,654 a month and the median home value is $375,900, so rent absorbs about 26.4% of median household income.
- Is Norcross city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Norcross city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Norcross city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.