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Moving to Norcross, Georgia

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Population: 8,410. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,887 (+17.6% change)
Males: 4,765 (56.7%), Females: 3,645 (43.3%)

Gwinnett County

Zip codes: 30071, 30092, 30093.

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $44,728
Median house value: $128,200

Population by Race

Races in Norcross:

  • Hispanic (40.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (32.3%)
  • Black (20.8%)
  • Other race (15.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • Vietnamese (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (7.3%), German (4.9%), English (3.8%), Irish (3.5%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Scottish (1.3%).

Elevation: 1057 feet

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Map of Norcross, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Norcross

  • High school or higher: 67.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Norcross city

  • Never married: 32.6%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

41.5% Foreign born (31.8% Latin America, 6.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,895 (+52.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Norcross:

  • EMORY NORTHLAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CEN (about 6 miles; TUCKER, GA)
  • EMORY DUNWOODY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; ATLANTA, GA)
  • PEACHFORD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 8 miles; ATLANTA, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Norcross:

  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 21 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 26 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 62 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Norcross:

  • DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 9 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: PDK)
  • GWINNETT COUNTY – BRISCOE FIELD (about 18 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: LZU)
  • FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 25 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: FTY)

Amtrak station near Norcross:

  • 16 miles: ATLANTA (1688 PEACHTREE ST. NW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Norcross:

  • ASHER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS EDUCATION CORPORATION (Full-time enrollment: 190; Location: 4975 JIMMY CARTER BLVD STE 600; Private, for-profit; Website: asbaec.com)
  • ATLANTA INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (Full-time enrollment: 61; Location: 5985 FINANCIAL DRIVE SUITE 200; Private, for-profit; Website: www.aim-music.com)
  • ACADEMY OF SOMATIC HEALING ARTS (Location: 7094 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD #4; Private, for-profit)
  • PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (Location: 470 TECHNOLOGY PKY; Private, for-profit)
  • CAREER INSTITUTE OF NAIL CARE (Location: 4771 BRITT RD NW STE D4; Private, for-profit)
  • NATIONAL CENTER FOR MONTESSORI EDUCATION-ATLANTA (Location: 2175 NORCROSS TUCKER RD; Private, for-profit)
  • A BOB WOOD REAL ESTATE ACADEMY (Location: 468 BEAVER RUIN RD; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norcross:

  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)
  • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 13,841)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 17,302)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,652)

Schools

Public high schools in Norcross:

  • NORCROSS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,594; Location: 5300 SPALDING DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MEADOWCREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,103; Location: 4455 STEVE REYNOLDS BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Norcross:

  • GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 1,436; Location: PO BOX 4277; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Norcross:

  • MEADOWCREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,313; Location: 5025 GEORGIA BELLE COURT; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PINCKNEYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,287; Location: 5440 WEST JONES BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PEACHTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,194; Location: 5995 CROOKED CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SIMPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,123; Location: 4525 EAST JONES BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SUMMEROUR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,054; Location: 585 MITCHELL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BEAVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 982; Location: 1978 BEAVER RUIN ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 942; Location: 6066 ROCKBRIDGE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORCROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 910; Location: 150 HUNT STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SUSAN STRIPLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 886; Location: 6155 ATLANTIC BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EDWARD BUCHANNAN SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 2595 BEAVER RUIN ROAD; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle schools in Norcross:

  • COUNTRY BROOK MONTESSORI SCHOO (Students: 182; Location: 2175 NORCROSS-TUCKER RD.; Grades: PK – UG)
  • HOPEWELL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 179; Location: 182 HUNTER ST; Grades: PK – 6)
  • LANDMARK CHRISTIAN PRESC/KIN (Students: 114; Location: 3737 HOLCOMB BRIDGE RD; Grades: PK – 2)
  • PEACHTREE CORNERS (Students: 39; Location: 5210 SPALDING DR-PO BOX 920056; Grades: PK – KG)

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