Norwood is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 31,764 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Norwood is the 56th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Norwood are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.Norwood is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Norwood is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwood who work in management occupations (12.84%), sales jobs (9.14%), and business and financial occupations (8.42%). Also of interest is that Norwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Norwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Norwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Norwood is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Norwood area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Norwood. 53.09% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Norwood in 2022 was $59,668, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $238,672 for a family of four. However, Norwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norwood is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Norwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Norwood include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Brazilian. Norwood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.57%. The most common language spoken in Norwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
