City safety & data profile

NortonOH

Norton, OH is a 12K-resident city in Summit County with a median household income of $90,464.

Summit County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Norton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Norton has a population larger than 13% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $200,800.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 14%
By size
$90,464
Median income (place)
$200,800
Median home (place)
6.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Norton

Norton posts a median household income higher than 61% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 39%
by median income, US cities

Where Norton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$90,464 Top 39% higher than 61% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Norton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Norton, OH beyond the headline numbers

Norton sits inside Summit County, Ohio, at roughly 41.03°N, -81.64°W. Population 12,036, $90,464 median household income. Median home value $200,800, median rent $1,059. Poverty rate 6.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.1% of Norton, OH residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Norton runs about 2.2 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

14.7% of Norton workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.1% in Norton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Norton workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 47.1 years, Norton's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Norton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,036
Norton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$90,464
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$200,800
-51% vs avg
Median Age (place)
47.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Summit County): Norton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
538K-1%
Median Income
$71,622+44%
Median Home Value
$208,700+54%
Poverty Rate
12.8%-17%
Unemployment
5.1%-50%

Economics

Economics indicators for Norton, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,059/mo
Poverty Rate
6.1% -51% vs avg
Unemployment 4.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 26.2%
Work From Home 14.7%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 90.3%
African American 1.6%
Asian 3.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.7%
High Blood Pressure
36.8%
Obesity
36.1%
Physical Inactivity
24.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.9%
Binge Drinking
16%
Current Smoking
14.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.9%
Diabetes
12.7%
Current Asthma
11%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.4%
Annual Checkup 81%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
7.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.6%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect Norton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Norton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-NORTON-OH · Norton

Norton: 4 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 4 on record
  • WX-LED 75% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Las Vegas

Tagged alert mix: Norton

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 4 tagged notices on record for Norton.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Las Vegas, NV (4 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Norton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (4 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Las Vegas, NV 4 alerts Kansas City, MO 4 alerts Salisbury, NC 4 alerts Woodstock, GA 4 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Norton, OH? ▼
Norton, OH has a population of 12,036 people, located in Summit County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Norton? ▼
The median household income in Norton, OH is $90,464 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.1%.
What is the median home value in Norton? ▼
The median home value in Norton, OH is $200,800. Median rent is $1,059/month.
What are the top health concerns in Norton? ▼
The top health indicators in Norton include Short Sleep Duration (37.7%), High Blood Pressure (36.8%), Obesity (36.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Norton? ▼
The median age in Norton, OH is 47.1 years. 26.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Norton, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (6.1% here).

West Jordan, UT 6.1% Allen, TX 6.1% Kirkland, WA 6.1% Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($90,464 here).

Eatontown, NJ $90,463 North Branch, MN $90,456 San Gabriel, CA $90,488 Addison, IL $90,431

Compare Norton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Barberton, OH 26K Copley, OH 14K Wadsworth, OH 22K Akron, OH 198K New Franklin, OH 14K Green, OH 26K Cuyahoga Falls, OH 49K Tallmadge, OH 18K
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Using Norton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Norton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Norton against Ohio peers on any ranking lens. Explore Ohio

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Summit County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.