Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Fewer renter households than 91% of Canadian towns: 9.2%
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 7.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Norton. Its population is up 2% on 2016. The share of children under 15 stands at 19%. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
From 2016 to 2021, 64% of Canadian towns grew faster than Norton: +2%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%.
Older than 57% of Canadian towns: half of Norton is over 43.2
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, against 12% in Norton. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 7.8% of residents. Among New Brunswick’s towns, Dalhousie has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 37%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Norton households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. The share of one-parent families stands at 7.3%.
Norton sits above 67% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (52%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 23% of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
89% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
15% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Measured more widely, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $70,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $70,000, the middle household in Norton earned 19% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $73,300 is the median household income across New Brunswick’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 24% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
2.1% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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 2.1%. 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Residents with no religion: 29%, a lower share than 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Norton, 3.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. On religion, 70% answered Christian and 29% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
Bilingual residents: 10%, a higher share than 62% of Canadian towns
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are about as common here as across Canada’s towns, at 0.7%. For bilingual residents, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 7.5%.
12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 92% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
8.2% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The towns around Norton are all older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Norton’s residents
What is the population of Norton?
Norton had about 1,551 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,410, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Norton?
A median age of 43.2. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Is Norton bilingual?
English and French: 10% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 90%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Norton?
2.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 3.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Norton?
70% are Christian and 29% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Norton good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 61% of households. One-parent families: 7.3%. Schools near Norton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Norton?
The median household in Norton took in $70,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).