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Norway, ME

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Overview


Norway is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 5,288 people and just one neighborhood, Norway is the 75th largest community in Maine.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Norway isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Norway are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norway is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norway who work in office and administrative support (14.84%), teaching (7.81%), and computer science and math (6.93%).

Also of interest is that Norway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Norway is also a town of artists. Norway has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Norway’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Norway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Norway is worth considering.

In Norway, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Norway is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.45% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Norway in 2022 was $29,055, which is low income relative to Maine, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,220 for a family of four. However, Norway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Norway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norway include English, French, Irish, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Norway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.4% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 2.8% have Finnish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Norway are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 43.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 34.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.1%), and 20.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Norway, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.0%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (73.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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