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

Map of Norway, IA

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:

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)