East Norwich vs East Williston

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

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

East Norwich has the higher population (2,703 vs 2,627 in East Williston). East Williston has the higher median household income ($236,000 vs $172,321 in East Norwich). East Williston has the higher median home value ($1,060,200 vs $796,200 in East Norwich).

Population, income & housing

	East Norwich	East Williston
Population	2,703	2,627
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$172,321	$236,000
Median home value	$796,200	$1,060,200
Housing units	978	812
Homeownership rate	98.2%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.5%	69.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Norwich	East Williston
Population	2,959 → 2,703 (-8.7%)	2,572 → 2,627 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$157,734 → $172,321 (+9.2%)	$196,625 → $236,000 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$631,800 → $796,200 (+26.0%)	$876,300 → $1,060,200 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,438 → $2,600 (+6.6%)	—

East Norwich

Population

2,9592,703

Median household income

$157,734$172,321

Median home value

$631,800$796,200

Median gross rent

$2,438$2,600

East Williston

Population

2,5722,627

Median household income

$196,625$236,000

Median home value

$876,300$1,060,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Norwich	East Williston
Under 5	8.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	20.4%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	6.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.0%
75 and over	9.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Norwich	East Williston
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Norwich	East Williston
No high school diploma	2.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	12.3%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	33.7%	32.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Norwich	East Williston
Drove alone	76.2%	53.5%
Carpooled	3.7%	4.1%
Public transit	4.5%	21.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	16.5%
Other means	0.6%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Norwich	East Williston
1-unit, detached	96.8%	99.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Norwich	East Williston
Poverty rate	3.3%	1.8%
Average household size	2.91	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	35	38
Median year structure built	1957	1951