Norwood vs Wilson

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

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

Wilson has the higher population (708 vs 250 in Norwood). Norwood has the higher median household income ($43,370 vs $32,679 in Wilson). Norwood has the higher median home value ($233,100 vs $112,300 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Norwood	Wilson
Population	250	708
Median age	59.2 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,370	$32,679
Median home value	$233,100	$112,300
Median gross rent	$1,098	$375
Housing units	155	386
Homeownership rate	85.2%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwood	Wilson
Population	251 → 250 (-0.4%)	443 → 708 (+59.8%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $43,370 (-29.2%)	$38,571 → $32,679 (-15.3%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $233,100 (+43.4%)	$103,400 → $112,300 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $1,098 (+144.0%)	$556 → $375 (-32.6%)

Norwood

Population

251250

Median household income

$61,250$43,370

Median home value

$162,500$233,100

Median gross rent

$450$1,098

Wilson

Population

443708

Median household income

$38,571$32,679

Median home value

$103,400$112,300

Median gross rent

$556$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwood	Wilson
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	3.6%	3.8%
35 to 44	6.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	16.4%	17.7%
55 to 64	28.0%	25.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	16.1%
75 and over	14.8%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwood	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	13.1%
Black or African American	19.2%	85.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwood	Wilson
No high school diploma	8.7%	38.1%
High school graduate	46.2%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwood	Wilson
Drove alone	88.6%	94.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwood	Wilson
1-unit, detached	91.6%	36.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	53.6%

Poverty & households

	Norwood	Wilson
Poverty rate	37.6%	20.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	42	20
Median year structure built	1971	1990