Anson vs Norridgewock

A side-by-side comparison of Anson and Norridgewock: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Norridgewock has the higher population (1,155 vs 687 in Anson). Norridgewock has the higher median home value ($173,000 vs $74,600 in Anson). Since 2019, Norridgewock's population has grown faster (-19.1% vs -36.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Norridgewock
Population	687	1,155
Median age	39.8 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	—
Median home value	$74,600	$173,000
Median gross rent	$861	$968
Housing units	361	673
Homeownership rate	55.1%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Norridgewock
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	1,428 → 1,155 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$45,948 → $41,944 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$136,900 → $173,000 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$800 → $968 (+21.0%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Norridgewock

Population

1,4281,155

Median household income

$45,948$41,944

Median home value

$136,900$173,000

Median gross rent

$800$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Norridgewock
Under 5	5.4%	10.7%
5 to 17	13.8%	3.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	4.8%
45 to 54	20.2%	16.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	23.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.3%
75 and over	0.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Norridgewock
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Norridgewock
No high school diploma	18.1%	12.8%
High school graduate	51.6%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Norridgewock
Drove alone	50.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	14.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	18.6%
Other means	7.3%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Norridgewock
1-unit, detached	51.2%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	11.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	31.8%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Norridgewock
Poverty rate	20.7%	24.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1964	1980