Jackson vs Norwood

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (3,976 vs 250 in Norwood). Norwood has the higher median household income ($43,370 vs $37,981 in Jackson). Norwood has the higher median home value ($233,100 vs $121,700 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Norwood
Population	3,976	250
Median age	38.6 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,981	$43,370
Median home value	$121,700	$233,100
Median gross rent	$729	$1,098
Housing units	712	155
Homeownership rate	58.6%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	23.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Norwood
Population	5,041 → 3,976 (-21.1%)	251 → 250 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$34,063 → $37,981 (+11.5%)	$61,250 → $43,370 (-29.2%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $121,700 (+44.0%)	$162,500 → $233,100 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $729 (+16.3%)	$450 → $1,098 (+144.0%)

Jackson

Population

5,0413,976

Median household income

$34,063$37,981

Median home value

$84,500$121,700

Median gross rent

$627$729

Norwood

Population

251250

Median household income

$61,250$43,370

Median home value

$162,500$233,100

Median gross rent

$450$1,098

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Norwood
Under 5	1.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	5.0%	11.2%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	23.6%	3.6%
35 to 44	17.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	19.7%	16.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	28.0%
65 to 74	4.5%	9.2%
75 and over	3.3%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	78.4%
Black or African American	57.6%	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Norwood
No high school diploma	27.4%	8.7%
High school graduate	51.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Norwood
Drove alone	81.6%	88.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Norwood
1-unit, detached	59.8%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Norwood
Poverty rate	39.1%	37.6%
Average household size	2.92	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	17	42
Median year structure built	1976	1971