Dixfield vs Norway

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

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

Norway has the higher population (3,145 vs 1,770 in Dixfield). Dixfield has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $41,370 in Norway). Dixfield has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $121,200 in Norway).

Population, income & housing

	Dixfield	Norway
Population	1,770	3,145
Median age	39.2 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$41,370
Median home value	$147,900	$121,200
Median gross rent	$716	$758
Housing units	704	1,409
Homeownership rate	80.2%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixfield	Norway
Population	1,345 → 1,770 (+31.6%)	2,641 → 3,145 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$34,722 → $56,250 (+62.0%)	$38,021 → $41,370 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $147,900 (+65.4%)	$97,100 → $121,200 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $716 (+8.0%)	$715 → $758 (+6.0%)

Dixfield

Population

1,3451,770

Median household income

$34,722$56,250

Median home value

$89,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$663$716

Norway

Population

2,6413,145

Median household income

$38,021$41,370

Median home value

$97,100$121,200

Median gross rent

$715$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixfield	Norway
Under 5	5.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	5.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	15.0%
75 and over	11.4%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixfield	Norway
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixfield	Norway
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	39.6%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixfield	Norway
Drove alone	71.9%	70.4%
Carpooled	22.7%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixfield	Norway
1-unit, detached	78.8%	46.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Dixfield	Norway
Poverty rate	16.1%	34.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	37
Median year structure built	1960	1958