Norwich vs Wilder

A side-by-side comparison of Norwich and Wilder: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilder has the higher population (3,394 vs 1,081 in Norwich). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $69,063 in Wilder). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $241,000 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	Wilder
Population	1,081	3,394
Median age	38.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$167,625	$69,063
Median home value	$642,200	$241,000
Median gross rent	$1,750	$1,200
Housing units	368	1,792
Homeownership rate	60.9%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	90.7%	60.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	Wilder
Population	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)	1,692 → 3,394 (+100.6%)
Median household income	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)	$64,806 → $69,063 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)	$233,500 → $241,000 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)	$1,355 → $1,200 (-11.4%)

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

Wilder

Population

1,6923,394

Median household income

$64,806$69,063

Median home value

$233,500$241,000

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwich	Wilder
Under 5	2.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	30.1%	8.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	16.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	19.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	3.6%	16.7%
75 and over	6.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	Wilder
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.6%
High school graduate	5.6%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	3.8%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	41.7%	44.4%
Graduate or professional degree	48.9%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	Wilder
Drove alone	56.3%	80.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	7.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	12.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	9.5%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	Wilder
1-unit, detached	91.6%	40.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	15.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	Wilder
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.6%
Average household size	3.13	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1966	1983