Norwich vs White River Junction

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

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

White River Junction has the higher population (2,878 vs 1,081 in Norwich). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $73,546 in White River Junction). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $250,700 in White River Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	White River Junction
Population	1,081	2,878
Median age	38.8 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$167,625	$73,546
Median home value	$642,200	$250,700
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,116
Housing units	368	1,308
Homeownership rate	60.9%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	90.7%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	White River Junction
Population	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)	2,209 → 2,878 (+30.3%)
Median household income	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)	$45,000 → $73,546 (+63.4%)
Median home value	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)	$213,600 → $250,700 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)	$922 → $1,116 (+21.0%)

Norwich

Population

5921,081

Median household income

$115,375$167,625

Median home value

$431,400$642,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,750

White River Junction

Population

2,2092,878

Median household income

$45,000$73,546

Median home value

$213,600$250,700

Median gross rent

$922$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwich	White River Junction
Under 5	2.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	30.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	23.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	19.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	6.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	7.7%
75 and over	6.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	White River Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	14.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	White River Junction
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	5.6%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	3.8%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	41.7%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	48.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	White River Junction
Drove alone	56.3%	68.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	12.7%	1.2%
Worked from home	12.9%	11.4%
Other means	4.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	White River Junction
1-unit, detached	91.6%	37.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	33.6%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	White River Junction
Poverty rate	8.4%	16.0%
Average household size	3.13	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1966	1952