Glasford vs Norwood

A side-by-side comparison of Glasford and Norwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Glasford and Norwood are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glasford has the higher population (785 vs 501 in Norwood). Glasford has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $68,750 in Norwood). Glasford has the higher median home value ($97,100 vs $93,500 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Glasford	Norwood
Population	785	501
Median age	39.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$68,750
Median home value	$97,100	$93,500
Median gross rent	$646	$1,000
Housing units	386	217
Homeownership rate	88.1%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glasford	Norwood
Population	1,186 → 785 (-33.8%)	483 → 501 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$54,821 → $83,750 (+52.8%)	$58,750 → $68,750 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$93,400 → $97,100 (+4.0%)	$98,900 → $93,500 (-5.5%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $646 (+9.1%)	$980 → $1,000 (+2.0%)

Glasford

Population

1,186785

Median household income

$54,821$83,750

Median home value

$93,400$97,100

Median gross rent

$592$646

Norwood

Population

483501

Median household income

$58,750$68,750

Median home value

$98,900$93,500

Median gross rent

$980$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glasford	Norwood
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	26.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	3.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	6.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	15.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.0%
75 and over	5.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glasford	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	18.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glasford	Norwood
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.9%
High school graduate	45.2%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glasford	Norwood
Drove alone	81.0%	66.8%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	21.9%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glasford	Norwood
1-unit, detached	93.0%	99.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Glasford	Norwood
Poverty rate	14.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1961	1957