Norridgewock vs Pittsfield

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

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

Pittsfield has the higher population (3,078 vs 1,155 in Norridgewock). Norridgewock has the higher median home value ($173,000 vs $151,100 in Pittsfield). Since 2019, Pittsfield's population has grown faster (+4.1% vs -19.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
Population	1,155	3,078
Median age	51.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,292
Median home value	$173,000	$151,100
Median gross rent	$968	$851
Housing units	673	1,297
Homeownership rate	83.5%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
Population	1,428 → 1,155 (-19.1%)	2,958 → 3,078 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$45,948 → $41,944 (-8.7%)	$41,544 → $57,292 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$136,900 → $173,000 (+26.4%)	$127,200 → $151,100 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $968 (+21.0%)	$347 → $851 (+145.2%)

Norridgewock

Population

1,4281,155

Median household income

$45,948$41,944

Median home value

$136,900$173,000

Median gross rent

$800$968

Pittsfield

Population

2,9583,078

Median household income

$41,544$57,292

Median home value

$127,200$151,100

Median gross rent

$347$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
Under 5	10.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	3.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	4.8%	9.3%
45 to 54	16.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	23.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.9%
75 and over	11.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
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	0.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
No high school diploma	12.8%	8.3%
High school graduate	44.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
Drove alone	74.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	2.4%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	13.4%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
1-unit, detached	63.2%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	19.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	31.8%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Norridgewock	Pittsfield
Poverty rate	24.1%	22.2%
Average household size	2.02	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1980	1949