Norton Shores

  1. Norton Shores Legal Resources
  2. Norton Shores Statistics
  3. Norton Shores Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Norton Shores Employment Information
  5. Norton Shores Family Information
  6. Norton Shores Education Information
  7. Norton Shores Public Benefits Information
  8. Norton Shores Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Norton Shores Legal Resources Back to top

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Norton Shores Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 22,527
  • Land Area (2000): 60.201 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.154 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,679
Norton Shores Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 20,746 92.11%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 22 0.10%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,756 7.80%

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Norton Shores Employment Information Back to top
Norton Shores Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 659 11.63%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 507 8.95%
3. Construction 467 8.24%
4. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 287 5.07%
5. Machinery Manufacturing 252 4.45%
6. Educational Services 223 3.94%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 210 3.71%
8. Health Care 201 3.55%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 199 3.51%
10. Public Administration 178 3.14%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 155 2.74%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 141 2.49%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 139 2.45%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 136 2.40%
15. Utilities 117 2.06%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 114 2.01%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 114 2.01%
18. Repair and Maintenance 103 1.82%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 102 1.80%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 100 1.76%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 768 15.33%
2. Educational Services 666 13.29%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 438 8.74%
4. Metal Manufactuing 297 5.93%
5. Finance and Insurance 251 5.01%
6. Personal and Laundry Services 206 4.11%
7. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 195 3.89%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 178 3.55%
9. Public Administration 161 3.21%
10. Social Assistance 150 2.99%
11. Department and Other General Stores 149 2.97%
12. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 129 2.57%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 119 2.38%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 109 2.18%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 99 1.98%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 97 1.94%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 77 1.54%
18. Food Manufacturing 64 1.28%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 61 1.22%
20. Construction 58 1.16%

Norton Shores Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 519 9.16%
2. Other Production Occupations 410 7.24%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 302 5.33%
4. Other Management Occupations 296 5.22%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 248 4.38%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 243 4.29%
7. Top Executives 234 4.13%
8. Engineers 184 3.25%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 168 2.97%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 157 2.77%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 150 2.65%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 146 2.58%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 141 2.49%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 131 2.31%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 122 2.15%
16. Carpenters 99 1.75%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 99 1.75%
18. Accountants and Auditors 96 1.69%
19. Business Operations Specialists 92 1.62%
20. Physicians and Surgeons 88 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 351 7.01%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 294 5.87%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 282 5.63%
4. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 202 4.03%
5. Cashiers 169 3.37%
6. Waiters and Waitresses 166 3.31%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 162 3.23%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 161 3.21%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 161 3.21%
10. Other Management Occupations 145 2.89%
11. Other Production Occupations 144 2.87%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 135 2.69%
13. Child Care Workers 128 2.55%
14. Customer Service Representatives 126 2.51%
15. Registered Nurses 125 2.50%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 121 2.42%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 110 2.20%
18. Business Operations Specialists 102 2.04%
19. Personal Appearance Workers 100 2.00%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 98 1.96%

Norton Shores Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,979 50.72%
15-35 hours 2,567 14.50%
1-14 hours 408 2.30%
No regular hours 5,748 32.47%

Norton Shores Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 452 4.46%
5 AM-5:29 AM 211 2.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 531 5.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 715 7.06%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 877 8.65%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,288 12.71%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,071 20.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,085 10.71%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 565 5.58%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 363 3.58%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 269 2.65%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 61 0.60%
Noon-3:59 PM 922 9.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM 723 7.14%

Norton Shores Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 393 3.88%
5-9 1,552 15.32%
10-14 2,464 24.32%
15-19 2,479 24.46%
20-24 1,361 13.43%
25-29 253 2.50%
30-34 590 5.82%
35-39 179 1.77%
40-44 155 1.53%
45-59 488 4.82%
60-89 112 1.11%
At least 90 107 1.06%

Norton Shores Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 8,502 83.90%
30-44 0 0.00% 924 9.12%
45-59 5 0.05% 483 4.77%
At least 60 0 0.00% 219 2.16%

Norton Shores Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 13 0.12%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 868 8.28%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,122 87.07%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 15 0.14%
Color 4 Box Other 50 0.48%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 5 0.05%
Color 6 Box Walked 60 0.57%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 344 3.28%

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Norton Shores Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,996 (22,321 people)
Families (2000): 6,398 (18,978 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,774
People at same address in 1995: 13,068
Norton Shores Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 375 4.17%
$10,000-$14,999 537 5.97%
$15,000-$19,999 537 5.97%
$20,000-$24,999 649 7.21%
$25,000-$29,999 589 6.55%
$30,000-$34,999 728 8.09%
$35,000-$39,999 561 6.24%
$40,000-$44,999 471 5.24%
$45,000-$49,999 538 5.98%
$50,000-$59,999 1,085 12.06%
$60,000-$74,999 1,032 11.47%
$75,000-$99,999 900 10.00%
$100,000-$124,999 432 4.80%
$125,000-$149,999 163 1.81%
$150,000-$199,999 220 2.45%
$200,000 or more 179 1.99%

Norton Shores Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,236 24.86%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,071 34.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 321 3.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,295 14.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,241 13.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 11 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 550 6.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 174 1.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 68 0.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Norton Shores Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,756 26.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,974 15.76%
Public Assistance 132 0.52%
Retirement 2,236 8.87%
Self Employment 876 3.47%
Social Security 3,045 12.08%
Supplemental Security 342 1.36%
Wage / Salary 6,573 26.07%
Other 1,275 5.06%

Norton Shores Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,148 59.18%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,171 40.82%

Norton Shores Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 841 9.70%
Color 1 Box Married 5,527 63.76%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,013 23.22%
Color 3 Box Widowed 287 3.31%

Norton Shores Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 958 10.22%
Color 1 Box Married 5,576 59.47%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,765 18.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,077 11.49%

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Norton Shores Education Information Back to top
Norton Shores Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 486 2.87%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,750 10.33%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,079 29.99%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,182 24.70%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,644 9.71%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,569 15.17%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,224 7.23%

Norton Shores Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 217 0.96% 133 0.59% 350 1.55%
Kindergarten 278 1.23% 26 0.12% 304 1.35%
Grades 1-4 1,222 5.42% 112 0.50% 1,334 5.92%
Grades 5-8 1,160 5.15% 131 0.58% 1,291 5.73%
Grades 9-12 1,387 6.16% 169 0.75% 1,556 6.91%
Undergrad college 642 2.85% 293 1.30% 935 4.15%
Graduate or professional school 155 0.69% 22 0.10% 177 0.79%
Total 5,061 22.47% 886 3.93% 5,947 26.40%

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Norton Shores Public Benefits Information Back to top
Norton Shores Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 21,225 94.72%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,182 5.28%

Norton Shores Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Norton Shores Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Norton Shores Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,804 12.45%
10-19 Years 3,247 14.41%
20-29 Years 2,076 9.22%
30-39 Years 2,929 13.00%
40-49 Years 3,653 16.22%
50-59 Years 2,865 12.72%
60-69 Years 2,044 9.07%
70-79 Years 1,916 8.51%
80-89 Years 896 3.98%
90+ Years 97 0.43%

Norton Shores Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,936 48.55%
Color 1 Box Female 11,591 51.45%

Norton Shores Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 20,948 92.99%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 606 2.69%
Color 1 Box African-American 362 1.61%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 267 1.19%
Color 2 Box Asian 187 0.83%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 146 0.65%
Color 6 Box Other Race 9 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Norton Shores Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,347 20.89%
2. Dutch 3,253 12.71%
3. Irish 3,062 11.96%
4. English 2,584 10.09%
5. Swedish 1,961 7.66%
6. Polish 1,784 6.97%
7. French Non-Basque 1,685 6.58%
8. United States Or American 869 3.39%
9. Italian 841 3.29%
10. Norwegian 591 2.31%

Norton Shores Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 20,237 95.46%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 543 2.56%
3. Polish 88 0.42%
4. French 82 0.39%
5. German 67 0.32%
6. Other West Germanic 27 0.13%
7. Hindi 24 0.11%
8. Korean 21 0.10%
9. Greek 19 0.09%
10. Italian 18 0.08%

Norton Shores Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 21,945 97.43%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 417 1.85%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 162 0.72%

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