Harman vs Norton

A side-by-side comparison of Harman and Norton: population, income, housing, and more.

Harman and Norton are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norton has the higher population (205 vs 116 in Harman). Harman has the higher median household income ($30,625 vs $23,967 in Norton). Harman has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $92,300 in Norton).

Population, income & housing

	Harman	Norton
Population	116	205
Median age	50.0 yrs	68.5 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$23,967
Median home value	$93,300	$92,300
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	66	167
Homeownership rate	63.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harman	Norton
Population	103 → 116 (+12.6%)	266 → 205 (-22.9%)
Median household income	$23,571 → $30,625 (+29.9%)	$37,031 → $23,967 (-35.3%)
Median home value	$109,700 → $93,300 (-14.9%)	$91,100 → $92,300 (+1.3%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $618 (-7.6%)	—

Harman

Population

103116

Median household income

$23,571$30,625

Median home value

$109,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$669$618

Norton

Population

266205

Median household income

$37,031$23,967

Median home value

$91,100$92,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harman	Norton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	35.3%	7.3%
55 to 64	23.3%	18.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	25.9%
75 and over	4.3%	41.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harman	Norton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harman	Norton
No high school diploma	24.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.9%	76.8%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harman	Norton
Drove alone	65.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harman	Norton
1-unit, detached	62.1%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.3%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Harman	Norton
Poverty rate	27.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.15	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1960	1938