Calumet vs Norvelt

A side-by-side comparison of Calumet and Norvelt: population, income, housing, and more.

Calumet and Norvelt are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Calumet has the higher population (1,013 vs 891 in Norvelt). Calumet has the higher median household income ($78,059 vs $54,605 in Norvelt). Norvelt has the higher median home value ($197,900 vs $146,300 in Calumet).

Population, income & housing

	Calumet	Norvelt
Population	1,013	891
Median age	46.3 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,059	$54,605
Median home value	$146,300	$197,900
Median gross rent	$912	—
Housing units	603	444
Homeownership rate	79.0%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calumet	Norvelt
Population	1,593 → 1,013 (-36.4%)	770 → 891 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$77,689 → $78,059 (+0.5%)	$55,682 → $54,605 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$134,600 → $146,300 (+8.7%)	$153,100 → $197,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $912 (+44.8%)	—

Calumet

Population

1,5931,013

Median household income

$77,689$78,059

Median home value

$134,600$146,300

Median gross rent

$630$912

Norvelt

Population

770891

Median household income

$55,682$54,605

Median home value

$153,100$197,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calumet	Norvelt
Under 5	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	7.8%	9.4%
35 to 44	23.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	19.5%
55 to 64	19.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.2%
75 and over	12.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calumet	Norvelt
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calumet	Norvelt
No high school diploma	3.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.7%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calumet	Norvelt
Drove alone	94.9%	88.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calumet	Norvelt
1-unit, detached	79.6%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Calumet	Norvelt
Poverty rate	5.7%	11.0%
Average household size	1.77	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1955	1962