Norway is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 276 people and two associated neighborhoods, Norway is the 253rd largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norway is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norway is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Norway who work in maintenance occupations (18.26%), office and administrative support (11.30%), and personal care services (6.96%). 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Norway has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Norway a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Norway, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Norway does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Norway citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.53% of adults 25 and older in Norway have a college degree. The per capita income in Norway in 2022 was $24,901, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,604 for a family of four. However, Norway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Norway include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Carpatho Rusyn. The most common language spoken in Norway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
