Norway vs Rumford

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

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

Rumford has the higher population (4,017 vs 3,145 in Norway). Norway has the higher median household income ($41,370 vs $32,240 in Rumford). Norway has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $115,300 in Rumford).

Population, income & housing

	Norway	Rumford
Population	3,145	4,017
Median age	47.1 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,370	$32,240
Median home value	$121,200	$115,300
Median gross rent	$758	$622
Housing units	1,409	2,686
Homeownership rate	60.3%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norway	Rumford
Population	2,641 → 3,145 (+19.1%)	3,672 → 4,017 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $41,370 (+8.8%)	$34,958 → $32,240 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $121,200 (+24.8%)	$78,000 → $115,300 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $758 (+6.0%)	$570 → $622 (+9.1%)

Norway

Population

2,6413,145

Median household income

$38,021$41,370

Median home value

$97,100$121,200

Median gross rent

$715$758

Rumford

Population

3,6724,017

Median household income

$34,958$32,240

Median home value

$78,000$115,300

Median gross rent

$570$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norway	Rumford
Under 5	1.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	8.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	6.1%
35 to 44	5.5%	8.6%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	19.2%
65 to 74	15.0%	20.0%
75 and over	11.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norway	Rumford
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norway	Rumford
No high school diploma	12.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norway	Rumford
Drove alone	70.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	20.1%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norway	Rumford
1-unit, detached	46.1%	44.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	28.3%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Norway	Rumford
Poverty rate	34.9%	27.1%
Average household size	2.29	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1958	1943