Norcross is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 17,706 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Norcross is the 60th largest community in Georgia. Norcross real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Norcross house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Norcross is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Norcross is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norcross who work in office and administrative support (12.44%), sales jobs (11.19%), and management occupations (9.37%). Also of interest is that Norcross has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.80% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The citizens of Norcross are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.31% of adults in Norcross have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Norcross in 2022 was $36,090, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,360 for a family of four. However, Norcross contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norcross is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norcross home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Norcross, accounting for 36.58% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Norcross residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Norcross include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Norcross's cultural character, accounting for 30.19% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Norcross is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
