The population of Norton county is estimated at 5,506. In 2017 there were 57 births and 66 deaths in Norton county. Norton county has 784 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 818 that are owned free and clear and 561 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Norton County filed 2,330 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Kansas filings and 0.002% of the entire nation. Norton had a combined total federal tax liability of $15,368,000 on earned income of $111,343,000. Other notable statistics from Norton County were 0 unemployment claims which collected a total of $0 and 250 charitable contributions valued at $1,516,000. 240 filings from Norton County paid a combined total of $639,000 in property taxes and 140 filings paid $591,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Norton county had 19 religious congregations with an estimated 3,279 members.
16.1% of the Norton population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 9.7% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 40% of Norton County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 106 votes.
At $47,697 the median income is 84.6% of the Kansas average. An estimated 63 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Norton, the equivalant of around 2.2% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 2.4%.

Top 15 Industries in Norton County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
497	Health care and social assistance
214	Nursing and residential care facilities
196	Fabricated metal product manufacturing
183	Retail trade
140	Accommodation and food services
105	Food services and drinking places
101	Finance and insurance
76	Full-service restaurants
68	Wholesale trade
62	Commercial banking
62	State commercial banks (banking)
48	Food and beverage stores
46	Professional, scientific, and technical services
36	Gasoline stations
35	Accommodation

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