Moving to Norway, Iowa
Population: 601. Estimated population in July 2024: 618 (+2.8% change)
Males: 290 (48.3%), Females: 311 (51.7%)
Benton County
Zip code: 52318
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $44,018
Median house value: $82,000
Population by Race
Races in Norway:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: German (48.6%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.3%), United States (6.5%), Czech (5.8%), Dutch (4.0%).
Elevation: 796 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Norway
- High school or higher: 91.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 0.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Norway city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+5.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Norway:
- MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARENGO, IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; VINTON, IA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Norway:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 56 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 66 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norway:
- AMANA (about 10 miles; AMANA, IA; Abbreviation: C11)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 23 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)
- BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 26 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Abbreviation: TZT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norway:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 32 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 48 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 89 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
Public primary/middle school in Norway:
- NORWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 100 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in Norway:
- NORWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,862; Location: 108 RAILROAD ST BOX 7; 7,763 books; 85 audio materials; 202 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)