Ironton vs Norwood

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

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

Ironton has the higher population (187 vs 123 in Norwood). Ironton has the higher median household income ($90,313 vs $72,500 in Norwood). Norwood has the higher median home value ($266,100 vs $232,900 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Ironton	Norwood
Population	187	123
Median age	53.1 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	$72,500
Median home value	$232,900	$266,100
Housing units	154	113
Homeownership rate	88.2%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironton	Norwood
Population	114 → 187 (+64.0%)	195 → 123 (-36.9%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $90,313 (+103.3%)	$67,031 → $72,500 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $232,900 (+89.0%)	$207,100 → $266,100 (+28.5%)

Ironton

Population

114187

Median household income

$44,432$90,313

Median home value

$123,200$232,900

Norwood

Population

195123

Median household income

$67,031$72,500

Median home value

$207,100$266,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironton	Norwood
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	4.1%
45 to 54	8.0%	23.6%
55 to 64	4.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	29.4%	16.3%
75 and over	13.4%	16.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironton	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironton	Norwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	20.4%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironton	Norwood
Drove alone	76.6%	79.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironton	Norwood
1-unit, detached	98.1%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ironton	Norwood
Poverty rate	6.4%	15.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	1967	1982