Norwood vs Smithville

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

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

Norwood has the higher population (501 vs 49 in Smithville). Since 2019, Norwood's population has grown faster (+3.7% vs -71.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Norwood	Smithville
Population	501	49
Median age	37.5 yrs	—
Median household income	$68,750	—
Median home value	$93,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	217	41
Homeownership rate	88.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwood	Smithville
Population	483 → 501 (+3.7%)	171 → 49 (-71.3%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $68,750 (+17.0%)	—
Median home value	$98,900 → $93,500 (-5.5%)	$245,800 → $218,000 (-11.3%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,000 (+2.0%)	—

Norwood

Population

483501

Median household income

$58,750$68,750

Median home value

$98,900$93,500

Median gross rent

$980$1,000

Smithville

Population

17149

Median home value

$245,800$218,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwood	Smithville
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	51.0%
75 and over	5.2%	49.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwood	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwood	Smithville
No high school diploma	9.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.9%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwood	Smithville
Drove alone	66.8%	—
Carpooled	10.9%	—
Public transit	0.4%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	21.9%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwood	Smithville
1-unit, detached	99.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Norwood	Smithville
Poverty rate	12.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1957	—