Chalmers vs Norway

A side-by-side comparison of Chalmers and Norway: population, income, housing, and more.

Chalmers and Norway are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chalmers has the higher population (518 vs 307 in Norway). Chalmers has the higher median household income ($70,588 vs $41,375 in Norway). Chalmers has the higher median home value ($154,000 vs $95,000 in Norway).

Population, income & housing

	Chalmers	Norway
Population	518	307
Median age	40.8 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,588	$41,375
Median home value	$154,000	$95,000
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	229	179
Homeownership rate	81.2%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	21.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chalmers	Norway
Population	445 → 518 (+16.4%)	355 → 307 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$58,977 → $70,588 (+19.7%)	$46,607 → $41,375 (-11.2%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $154,000 (+71.5%)	$153,200 → $95,000 (-38.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $1,075 (+43.3%)	—

Chalmers

Population

445518

Median household income

$58,977$70,588

Median home value

$89,800$154,000

Median gross rent

$750$1,075

Norway

Population

355307

Median household income

$46,607$41,375

Median home value

$153,200$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chalmers	Norway
Under 5	9.5%	0.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	6.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	12.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	7.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	19.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.6%	7.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	20.5%
75 and over	5.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chalmers	Norway
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	87.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chalmers	Norway
No high school diploma	8.3%	14.2%
High school graduate	44.2%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chalmers	Norway
Drove alone	89.5%	46.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	53.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chalmers	Norway
1-unit, detached	93.4%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Chalmers	Norway
Poverty rate	4.6%	22.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1945	1953