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Norwood, NC

2,433 Population
4.6 square miles 524.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±4.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 40.5 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,853 ±$3,661 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: $31,661 ±$1,214
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,639 ±$15,100 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: $60,704 ±$3,835
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±7% (208  ±171) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 15.3% † 9,554 (±1.7% / ±1,088)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27 minutes ±3.6 (29,310  ±6,336) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 28.1 724,445 (±1.2 / ±39,269)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

883 ±106 Number of households
  • the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 25,240 ±380
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.3 (2,429  ±17) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 2.5 62,742 (±0 / ±56)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.3% ±2.2% (7  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 5.4% † 762 (±1.4% / ±200)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,132 ±126 Number of housing units
  • the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 28,632 ±62
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$185,200 ±$28,611 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: $242,400 ±$7,205
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.9% ±3.9% (191  ±94.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 10.7% † 6,843 (±1.5% / ±933.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.1% ±10.8% (1,461  ±219.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 88.6% 40,146 (±3.2% / ±1,440)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20% ±5.7% (348  ±102.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 19.9% 9,018 (±1.6% / ±721.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±3.8% (117  ±93) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 4.4% 2,833
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±2.5% (101  ±52) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 6.5% † 3,306 (±0.9% / ±458)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
101 Total veterans ±52 94 Male ±49 7 Female ±14

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