Mexico vs Norway

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

Mexico 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 2,026 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($46,625 vs $41,370 in Norway). Norway has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $99,600 in Mexico).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico	Norway
Population	2,026	3,145
Median age	46.1 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,625	$41,370
Median home value	$99,600	$121,200
Median gross rent	$829	$758
Housing units	1,171	1,409
Homeownership rate	71.5%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico	Norway
Population	1,701 → 2,026 (+19.1%)	2,641 → 3,145 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$38,556 → $46,625 (+20.9%)	$38,021 → $41,370 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $99,600 (+45.4%)	$97,100 → $121,200 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $829 (+39.1%)	$715 → $758 (+6.0%)

Mexico

Population

1,7012,026

Median household income

$38,556$46,625

Median home value

$68,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$596$829

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)

	Mexico	Norway
Under 5	2.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	4.7%	14.7%
35 to 44	16.7%	5.5%
45 to 54	5.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	15.8%	15.0%
75 and over	11.6%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico	Norway
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico	Norway
No high school diploma	5.8%	12.3%
High school graduate	51.8%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico	Norway
Drove alone	92.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	1.1%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico	Norway
1-unit, detached	50.9%	46.1%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.7%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Mexico	Norway
Poverty rate	23.4%	34.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1951	1958