Norwich vs Sherburne

A side-by-side comparison of Norwich and Sherburne: population, income, housing, and more.

Norwich and Sherburne are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norwich has the higher population (6,880 vs 1,294 in Sherburne). Norwich has the higher median household income ($51,713 vs $46,667 in Sherburne). Norwich has the higher median home value ($123,100 vs $120,500 in Sherburne).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	Sherburne
Population	6,880	1,294
Median age	40.1 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,713	$46,667
Median home value	$123,100	$120,500
Median gross rent	$842	$741
Housing units	3,335	683
Homeownership rate	42.2%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	Sherburne
Population	6,718 → 6,880 (+2.4%)	1,251 → 1,294 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$39,047 → $51,713 (+32.4%)	$37,566 → $46,667 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$93,800 → $123,100 (+31.2%)	$116,500 → $120,500 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $842 (+19.1%)	$533 → $741 (+39.0%)

Norwich

Population

6,7186,880

Median household income

$39,047$51,713

Median home value

$93,800$123,100

Median gross rent

$707$842

Sherburne

Population

1,2511,294

Median household income

$37,566$46,667

Median home value

$116,500$120,500

Median gross rent

$533$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwich	Sherburne
Under 5	5.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.8%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.2%
75 and over	10.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	Sherburne
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	Sherburne
No high school diploma	11.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	37.0%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	Sherburne
Drove alone	79.6%	67.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	Sherburne
1-unit, detached	44.3%	45.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	29.6%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	19.0%
20 or more units	11.5%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	Sherburne
Poverty rate	19.0%	16.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1944	1938