Almena vs Norton

A side-by-side comparison of Almena and Norton: population, income, housing, and more.

Almena and Norton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norton has the higher population (2,704 vs 447 in Almena). Norton has the higher median household income ($51,266 vs $37,083 in Almena). Norton has the higher median home value ($94,100 vs $60,500 in Almena).

Population, income & housing

	Almena	Norton
Population	447	2,704
Median age	41.2 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,083	$51,266
Median home value	$60,500	$94,100
Median gross rent	$667	$824
Housing units	250	1,389
Homeownership rate	61.9%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Almena	Norton
Population	430 → 447 (+4.0%)	2,766 → 2,704 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$45,938 → $37,083 (-19.3%)	$51,250 → $51,266 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $60,500 (-24.9%)	$79,100 → $94,100 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $667 (+8.8%)	$645 → $824 (+27.8%)

Almena

Population

430447

Median household income

$45,938$37,083

Median home value

$80,600$60,500

Median gross rent

$613$667

Norton

Population

2,7662,704

Median household income

$51,250$51,266

Median home value

$79,100$94,100

Median gross rent

$645$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Almena	Norton
Under 5	6.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	10.5%	22.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	18.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	6.4%
75 and over	7.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Almena	Norton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	86.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Almena	Norton
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	39.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Almena	Norton
Drove alone	69.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	16.5%	0.0%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	16.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Almena	Norton
1-unit, detached	92.4%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Almena	Norton
Poverty rate	18.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	8
Median year structure built	1948	1957