Norway vs Van Horne

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

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

Van Horne has the higher population (653 vs 490 in Norway). Norway has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $77,708 in Van Horne). Van Horne has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $155,400 in Norway).

Population, income & housing

	Norway	Van Horne
Population	490	653
Median age	47.2 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$77,708
Median home value	$155,400	$169,000
Median gross rent	$1,063	$917
Housing units	226	270
Homeownership rate	96.1%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norway	Van Horne
Population	518 → 490 (-5.4%)	926 → 653 (-29.5%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $91,250 (+64.0%)	$69,559 → $77,708 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$114,300 → $155,400 (+36.0%)	$129,200 → $169,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $1,063 (+68.2%)	$630 → $917 (+45.6%)

Norway

Population

518490

Median household income

$55,625$91,250

Median home value

$114,300$155,400

Median gross rent

$632$1,063

Van Horne

Population

926653

Median household income

$69,559$77,708

Median home value

$129,200$169,000

Median gross rent

$630$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norway	Van Horne
Under 5	8.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	7.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	16.3%	18.5%
35 to 44	7.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.8%	8.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	8.9%
75 and over	9.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norway	Van Horne
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norway	Van Horne
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.3%
High school graduate	39.6%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norway	Van Horne
Drove alone	89.7%	84.5%
Carpooled	0.7%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	8.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norway	Van Horne
1-unit, detached	95.6%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Norway	Van Horne
Poverty rate	1.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1963	1957