Norway is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 280 people and two associated neighborhoods, Norway is the 253rd largest community in South Carolina.Norway is a blue-collar town, with 38.93% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Norway is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norway who work in office and administrative support (16.03%), maintenance occupations (14.50%), and management occupations (7.63%). One downside of living in Norway is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Norway, the average commute to work is 33.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Norway doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Norway are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.09% of adults in Norway have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Norway in 2022 was $22,343, 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 $89,372 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, Carpatho Rusyn, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Norway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
