Norway vs Woodford

A side-by-side comparison of Norway and Woodford: population, income, housing, and more.

Norway and Woodford are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norway has the higher population (279 vs 139 in Woodford). Woodford has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $47,632 in Norway). Norway has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $73,800 in Woodford).

Population, income & housing

	Norway	Woodford
Population	279	139
Median age	50.2 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,632	$53,125
Median home value	$126,700	$73,800
Median gross rent	$853	$936
Housing units	152	78
Homeownership rate	55.2%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norway	Woodford
Population	329 → 279 (-15.2%)	137 → 139 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$39,722 → $47,632 (+19.9%)	$18,889 → $53,125 (+181.2%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $126,700 (+32.4%)	$61,400 → $73,800 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $853 (+27.7%)	$813 → $936 (+15.1%)

Norway

Population

329279

Median household income

$39,722$47,632

Median home value

$95,700$126,700

Median gross rent

$668$853

Woodford

Population

137139

Median household income

$18,889$53,125

Median home value

$61,400$73,800

Median gross rent

$813$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norway	Woodford
Under 5	3.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	11.8%	7.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	23.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	3.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	21.5%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	7.2%
65 to 74	15.4%	16.5%
75 and over	9.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norway	Woodford
White (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	49.6%
Black or African American	64.5%	48.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	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	7.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norway	Woodford
No high school diploma	17.7%	25.8%
High school graduate	42.3%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norway	Woodford
Drove alone	63.8%	88.7%
Carpooled	35.2%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norway	Woodford
1-unit, detached	66.4%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Norway	Woodford
Poverty rate	13.3%	12.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1971	1970