Akwesasne vs Norfolk

A side-by-side comparison of Akwesasne and Norfolk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Akwesasne has the higher population (4,140 vs 1,021 in Norfolk). Akwesasne has the higher median household income ($69,245 vs $52,411 in Norfolk). Akwesasne has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $99,000 in Norfolk).

Population, income & housing

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
Population	4,140	1,021
Median age	39.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,245	$52,411
Median home value	$186,200	$99,000
Median gross rent	$991	$804
Housing units	1,516	594
Homeownership rate	71.6%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
Population	3,995 → 4,140 (+3.6%)	990 → 1,021 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$43,470 → $69,245 (+59.3%)	$30,403 → $52,411 (+72.4%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $186,200 (-9.0%)	$69,700 → $99,000 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $991 (+62.7%)	$710 → $804 (+13.2%)

Akwesasne

Population

3,9954,140

Median household income

$43,470$69,245

Median home value

$204,600$186,200

Median gross rent

$609$991

Norfolk

Population

9901,021

Median household income

$30,403$52,411

Median home value

$69,700$99,000

Median gross rent

$710$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
Under 5	5.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.7%
18 to 24	12.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.2%
55 to 64	17.4%	17.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.0%
75 and over	5.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
White (non-Hispanic)	19.1%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
No high school diploma	5.7%	9.3%
High school graduate	24.7%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
Drove alone	67.4%	85.2%
Carpooled	22.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	9.3%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	5.5%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
1-unit, detached	62.9%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Akwesasne	Norfolk
Poverty rate	20.6%	17.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1991	1957