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.When you are in Norwood, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.59% of Norwood’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. Being a small town, Norwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Norwood who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.69% of the adults in Norwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
