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Norwood, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $625,475 (it was $218,300 in 2000)
Norwood:

$625,475
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $496,878 - $750,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $658,037
Here:

$658,037
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $550,951
Here:

$550,951
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $578,139
Here:

$578,139
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $670,929
Here:

$670,929
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $320,006
Here:

$320,006
State:

$555,768

Total population: 28,602 (Urban population: 28,367, Rural population: 220 (6 farm, 214 nonfarm))

Houses: 13,973 (13,312 occupied: 6,811 owner occupied, 6,431 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

38%

Housing density: 1,333 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,353,640.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,819 (lower quartile is $1,274, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,198


Median gross rent in Norwood, MA in 2022: $1,972

Housing units in Norwood with a mortgage: 4,254 (672 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 564 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 163

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $159,862

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $95,137

Median monthly housing costs: $1,934

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Norwood, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 31,491
  • Male householders: 6,339 (1,472 living alone), Female householders: 6,836 (2,475 living alone)
  • 6,002 spouses (5,879 opposite-sex spouses), 1,250 unmarried partners, (1,230 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,636 children (8,344 natural, 140 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 311 grandchildren, 321 brothers or sisters, 410 parents, 0 foster children, 367 other relatives, 581 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 432

Size of family households: 3,230 2-persons, 2,270 3-persons, 1,582 4-persons, 470 5-persons, 275 6-persons, 125 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,121 1-person, 1,102 2-persons, 146 3-persons.

4,176 married couples with children.
1,621 single-parent households (561 men, 1,060 women).

73.6% of residents of Norwood speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
13.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 6,644 (21.1%)
(44.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • 22no bedroom
  • 3581 bedroom
  • 9962 bedrooms
  • 3,3903 bedrooms
  • 1,6754 bedrooms
  • 3705+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • 247no bedroom
  • 1,8331 bedroom
  • 3,1592 bedrooms
  • 1,1193 bedrooms
  • 164 bedrooms
  • 585+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Norwood in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Norwood in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 168no vehicle
  • 1,8261 vehicle
  • 3,1762 vehicles
  • 1,1443 vehicles
  • 4174 vehicles
  • 815+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Norwood in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Norwood in renter-occupied apartments
  • 905no vehicle
  • 3,5081 vehicle
  • 1,5512 vehicles
  • 4683 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • 221 room
  • 342 rooms
  • 1803 rooms
  • 2054 rooms
  • 1,1535 rooms
  • 1,4496 rooms
  • 1,4527 rooms
  • 1,0978 rooms
  • 1,2199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • 2471 room
  • 3422 rooms
  • 1,4693 rooms
  • 2,1774 rooms
  • 1,3865 rooms
  • 4976 rooms
  • 1867 rooms
  • 808 rooms
  • 469+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Norwood, MA
  • Norwood, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Norwood, MA in 2022
  • 382Less than $10,000
  • 929$10,000 to $19,999
  • 694$20,000 to $29,999
  • 689$30,000 to $39,999
  • 698$40,000 to $49,999
  • 944$50,000 to $59,999
  • 892$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,802$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,243$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,234$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,340$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,527$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Norwood, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Norwood, MA in 2022
  • 59Less than $10,000
  • 12$30,000 to $34,999
  • 46$35,000 to $39,999
  • 38$50,000 to $59,999
  • 37$60,000 to $69,999
  • 13$70,000 to $79,999
  • 32$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4$150,000 to $174,999
  • 15$175,000 to $199,999
  • 123$200,000 to $249,999
  • 130$250,000 to $299,999
  • 340$300,000 to $399,999
  • 908$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,968$500,000 to $749,999
  • 905$750,000 to $999,999
  • 190$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 47$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Norwood, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Norwood, MA in 2022
  • 25$100 to $149
  • 106$200 to $249
  • 23$250 to $299
  • 104$300 to $349
  • 182$350 to $399
  • 66$400 to $449
  • 70$450 to $499
  • 111$500 to $549
  • 7$550 to $599
  • 36$600 to $649
  • 22$650 to $699
  • 4$750 to $799
  • 203$800 to $899
  • 136$900 to $999
  • 394$1,000 to $1,249
  • 653$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,495$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,846$2,000 to $2,499
  • 398$2,500 to $2,999
  • 141$3,000 to $3,499
  • 91$3,500 or more
  • 121No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.4%
Number of people working at home: 2,896 (15.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 322
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,489
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,577
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,781
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,470
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 676
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,038
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 636
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,015
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,078
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,479
  • 90 or more minutes: 472
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Norwood

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 17,737 (74.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,587 (6.7%)
  • Bus: 85 (0.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 97 (0.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 169 (0.7%)
  • Ferryboat: 22 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 254 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 417 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 2,896 (12.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 1.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • 3,0412010 or later
  • 1,5172000 to 2009
  • 7311990 to 1999
  • 5931980 to 1989
  • 3831970 to 1979
  • 938Before 1970
Ancestries in Norwood, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 3,507 (21.5%)
  • Italian: 1,325 (8.1%)
  • Brazilian: 1,258 (7.7%)
  • American: 671 (4.1%)
  • Greek: 520 (3.2%)
  • Haitian: 510 (3.1%)
  • Lebanese: 367 (2.3%)
  • English: 323 (2.0%)
  • Jamaican: 308 (1.9%)
  • European: 303 (1.9%)
  • German: 302 (1.9%)
  • Albanian: 287 (1.8%)
  • Russian: 214 (1.3%)
  • French Canadian: 202 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 165 (1.0%)
  • Portuguese: 162 (1.0%)
  • French: 160 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 159 (1.0%)
  • Lithuanian: 138 (0.8%)
  • Syrian: 137 (0.8%)
  • Nigerian: 134 (0.8%)
  • Cape Verdean: 128 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 95 (0.6%)
  • Armenian: 86 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 75 (0.5%)
  • Finnish: 66 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 62 (0.4%)
  • Liberian: 50 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 46 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 39 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 31 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 27 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 23 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 20 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 19 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 19 (0.1%)
  • British: 16 (0.10%)
  • Northern European: 15 (0.09%)
  • West Indian: 15 (0.09%)
  • Danish: 12 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 8 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Barbadian: 3 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Brazil
Norwood:

17.7% (1,166)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

India
Norwood:

12.4% (821)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Haiti
Norwood:

6.8% (451)
Massachusetts:

4.9% (60,432)

Italy
Norwood:

4.1% (269)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (16,886)

Greece
Norwood:

3.6% (237)
Massachusetts:

0.8% (10,043)

Lebanon
Norwood:

3.2% (211)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,064)

Colombia
Norwood:

3.0% (196)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (27,810)

El Salvador
Norwood:

2.9% (190)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (45,667)

Albania
Norwood:

2.8% (185)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,076)

Dominican Republic
Norwood:

2.8% (183)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Korea
Norwood:

2.7% (181)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Ireland
Norwood:

2.4% (157)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,446)

Russia
Norwood:

2.2% (147)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (18,278)

Syria
Norwood:

2.1% (136)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,918)

Philippines
Norwood:

2.0% (135)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,810)

Nigeria
Norwood:

1.8% (117)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,842)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Norwood:

1.7% (114)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

Liberia
Norwood:

1.7% (109)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,812)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 20,110
  • Other state: 4,324
  • Northeast: 2,264
  • Midwest: 460
  • South: 849
  • West: 747

86.2% of Norwood residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.6% lived in Massachusetts.


Norwood:

86.2%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 231
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 75
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 158
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 110
  • 11th grade: 7
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 186
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,851
  • Less than 1 year of college: 501
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,351
  • Associate degree: 569
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,667
  • Master's degree: 1,671
  • Professional school degree: 233
  • Doctorate degree: 441
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 286
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 10
  • 5th and 6th grade: 35
  • 7th and 8th grade: 41
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 61
  • 11th grade: 73
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 209
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,202
  • Less than 1 year of college: 650
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 848
  • Associate degree: 1,181
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,694
  • Master's degree: 2,145
  • Professional school degree: 337
  • Doctorate degree: 264
Educational Attainment for Females
Norwood marital status for males
Norwood marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,352
  • One, attached: 900
  • Two: 1,217
  • 3 or 4: 1,591
  • 5 to 9: 943
  • 10 to 19: 1,381
  • 20 to 49: 894
  • 50 or more: 623
  • Mobile homes: 69
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Norwood
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Norwood, MA
  • 68.4%Utility gas
  • 24.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.7%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Norwood, MA
  • 58.5%Utility gas
  • 28.2%Electricity
  • 6.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 290
Here:

10.8%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168
Here:

12.4%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 183
Here:

20.2%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability