COMPARING TWO PLACES
Norway vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Norway, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Norway is 98% smaller than Orangeburg. Norway earns more, with a median household income $3,751 higher. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -14%).
NORWAYORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population27613,383−98% vs Orangeburg
Population density3481,485−1,137
Population growth-14.2%-5.2%−9.1 pts
Median age50.136.4+13.7
Male53.7%47.4%+6.3 pts
Female46.3%52.6%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.6%20.4%+8.2 pts
Black65.8%73.7%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other5.6%4.1%+1.5 pts
Median household income$42,386$38,635+$3,751
Per capita income$22,989$19,990+$2,999
Poverty rate18.6%32.6%−14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%26.3%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree7.1%13.5%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate24.0%11.8%+12.2 pts
Labor force participation53.5%50.5%+3.0 pts
Median home value$95,000$163,500−$68,500
Median gross rent$924$848+$76
Owner-occupied51.8%44.6%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.0%22.5%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households20.6%54.4%−33.8 pts
Average commute25.624.3+1.3
Worked from home2.0%11.6%−9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured18.3%11.2%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025