Overview
812
Total Population
42.5
Median age
50.37%
Female population %
98.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
31.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Norway town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Norway town is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Norway town's population under 18 was 16.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Norway town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Norway town, 10.34% were under the age of 15, 22.66% aged 15 to 29, 53.69% aged 30 to 64, 12.68% aged 65 to 84, and 0.62% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 6 more females than males in Norway town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in Norway, New York.
- The Norway, New York gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 54.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 50.
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Race / Ethnicity
Norway town's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Norway town population: 98.15% are White, 1.23% are Black or African American, 0.12% are some other race and 0.49% are multiracial.
- Norway town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 809 (99.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Norway town is White with a population of 797 (98.15% of the total population).
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Year by year
Norway town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 850 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Norway town's population increased by 10 (1.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Norway town's population decreased by 19 (2.50%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Norway town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 740.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)