Norris vs White River

A side-by-side comparison of Norris and White River: population, income, housing, and more.

Norris and White River are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White River has the higher population (712 vs 116 in Norris). Since 2019, White River's population has grown faster (+7.2% vs -31.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Norris	White River
Population	116	712
Median age	23.3 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,625
Median home value	—	$59,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,067
Housing units	30	247
Homeownership rate	45.8%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	34.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norris	White River
Population	169 → 116 (-31.4%)	664 → 712 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$21,250 → $18,750 (-11.8%)	$40,972 → $80,625 (+96.8%)
Median home value	—	$28,800 → $59,800 (+107.6%)
Median gross rent	$378 → $414 (+9.5%)	$671 → $1,067 (+59.0%)

Norris

Population

169116

Median household income

$21,250$18,750

Median gross rent

$378$414

White River

Population

664712

Median household income

$40,972$80,625

Median home value

$28,800$59,800

Median gross rent

$671$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norris	White River
Under 5	11.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	33.6%	27.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	12.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	7.9%
65 to 74	3.4%	10.5%
75 and over	0.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norris	White River
White (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	31.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	90.5%	54.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norris	White River
No high school diploma	49.1%	16.3%
High school graduate	13.2%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	9.4%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norris	White River
Drove alone	52.4%	67.1%
Carpooled	19.0%	22.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	28.6%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norris	White River
1-unit, detached	43.3%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.7%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	41.7%

Poverty & households

	Norris	White River
Poverty rate	81.4%	31.4%
Average household size	4.83	3.35
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1983	1967