Norway vs South Paris

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

Norway and South Paris 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 2,570 in South Paris). South Paris has the higher median household income ($56,823 vs $41,370 in Norway). South Paris has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $121,200 in Norway).

Population, income & housing

	Norway	South Paris
Population	3,145	2,570
Median age	47.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,370	$56,823
Median home value	$121,200	$186,300
Median gross rent	$758	$585
Housing units	1,409	1,158
Homeownership rate	60.3%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norway	South Paris
Population	2,641 → 3,145 (+19.1%)	2,319 → 2,570 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $41,370 (+8.8%)	$39,309 → $56,823 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $121,200 (+24.8%)	$135,200 → $186,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $758 (+6.0%)	$553 → $585 (+5.8%)

Norway

Population

2,6413,145

Median household income

$38,021$41,370

Median home value

$97,100$121,200

Median gross rent

$715$758

South Paris

Population

2,3192,570

Median household income

$39,309$56,823

Median home value

$135,200$186,300

Median gross rent

$553$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norway	South Paris
Under 5	1.8%	7.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	24.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	1.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	5.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.0%	4.7%
75 and over	11.0%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norway	South Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	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	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norway	South Paris
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norway	South Paris
Drove alone	70.4%	87.2%
Carpooled	20.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norway	South Paris
1-unit, detached	46.1%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Norway	South Paris
Poverty rate	34.9%	29.4%
Average household size	2.29	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	37	16
Median year structure built	1958	1964