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Population (year 2000): 8,410. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,887 (+17.6% change)
Males: 4,765 (56.7%), Females: 3,645 (43.3%)
Gwinnett County
Zip codes:
30071,
30092,
30093.
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $44,728 (year 2000)
Median house value: $128,200 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Norcross:
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 21 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 26
miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 62 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID: AHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norcross:
- DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 9 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID:
PDK)
- GWINNETT COUNTY - BRISCOE FIELD (about 18 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; ID: LZU)
- FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 25 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: 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/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 (FT 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/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; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
- GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DECATUR,
GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about
18 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 13,841)
- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 17,302)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
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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