Norwood is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,462 people and three associated neighborhoods, Norwood is the 281st largest community in North Carolina.Norwood is a blue-collar town, with 42.59% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Norwood is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwood who work in maintenance occupations (12.83%), teaching (6.96%), and management occupations (6.83%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Norwood is worth considering. Norwood is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Norwood citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.69% of adults 25 and older in Norwood have a college degree. The per capita income in Norwood in 2022 was $27,578, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,312 for a family of four. However, Norwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norwood is an extremely 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norwood include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Norwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
