CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Norway

South Carolina · 429 residents · 0.79 sq mi

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With 429 people, Norway is a city in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 31.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 45% less than in South Carolina as a whole. Median household income is $14,318, under the $30,130 national median. Median home value sits at $45,000. Renters pay $206 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

429

+10%vs 2000

vs 389 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−18%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024322

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(36)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(21)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(27)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(74)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.5%(28)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(28)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(51)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,318

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,625

−54%vs 2000

vs $18,864 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$206

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $294 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.2%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

37.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.9%(194)

Black44.5%(173)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(6)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic41.5%(178)

Black58.5%(251)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German4.7%(15)

Irish1.9%(6)

Polish1.6%(5)

Italian1.2%(4)

American0.9%(3)

West Indian0.9%(3)

Jamaican0.9%(3)

English0.6%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.5%

−24.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 22.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married63.2%(96)

Married31.6%(48)

Widowed0.7%(1)

Divorced4.6%(7)

Women 15+

Never married45%(58)

Married43.4%(56)

Widowed7%(9)

Divorced4.7%(6)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.3%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 27.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.3%

−11.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.1%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.2%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.7%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.8%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)47.4%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.3%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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