Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.07.5% of households rent their home, below 95% of Canadian towns
47% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Norton had about 1,416 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 530 households at the 2021 Census. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 6.2%. On one-person households, Norton sits lower than 77% of Canadian towns: 20%.
Norton changed by +2% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 66% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, by more than +3%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 7%.
A median age of 44.8: Norton is older than 66% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
In Norton, 17% of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 9.4%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The census found that 7.6% of households are one-parent families in Norton.
Norton: 54% of residents 15 and over are married, above 77% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, against 13% in Norton. Singles who have never married make up 21% of adults, beside a typical 27%.
Norton sits above 88% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (90%)
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 24% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961.
The midpoint household income is $78,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Norton: half had less than $78,000, 9% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $73,300. COVID-19 benefits went to 24% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
2.3% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Norton has 2.3%. The census found that 0.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens locally.
3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Norton has 1.1%. To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Above 68% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents speak English and French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 2.7%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%. At home: English 99%, French 0.4%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 78% of Canadian towns, at 16%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
56% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
A younger town than 1 of the 5 around it: Norton
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 1,416 | — | 44.8 | 17% | 2.3% |
| Hampton | 4,754 | 6.4 km | 44.4 | 24% | 3.7% |
| Upham | 1,388 | 8.4 km | 44.8 | 19% | 1.8% |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 10.2 km | 44.4 | 20% | 2.9% |
| Norton | 1,551 | 11.8 km | 43.2 | 18% | 2.1% |
| Springfield | 1,751 | 16.5 km | 48.4 | 23% | 1.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
Questions about Norton’s residents
What is the median income in Norton?
Half of Norton’s households had more than $78,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Norton?
About 1,416, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,325 people in Norton, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Norton?
The median age is 44.8. 17% are under 15 and 17% 65 or older.
Is Norton bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 14% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 86% speak only English and 0% only French; 2.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Norton?
Immigrants: 2.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.1%. Indigenous identity: 3.1%.
What religion are people in Norton?
47% said they have no religion and 53% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Norton good for families?
17% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 65% of households and one-parent families 7.6%. Schools near Norton are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).