Norwood vs St. James

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

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

St. James has the higher population (259 vs 123 in Norwood). St. James has the higher median household income ($82,708 vs $72,500 in Norwood). St. James has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $266,100 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Norwood	St. James
Population	123	259
Median age	51.6 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$82,708
Median home value	$266,100	$275,000
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	113	246
Homeownership rate	94.4%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwood	St. James
Population	195 → 123 (-36.9%)	171 → 259 (+51.5%)
Median household income	$67,031 → $72,500 (+8.2%)	$45,625 → $82,708 (+81.3%)
Median home value	$207,100 → $266,100 (+28.5%)	$227,800 → $275,000 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$817 → $925 (+13.2%)

Norwood

Population

195123

Median household income

$67,031$72,500

Median home value

$207,100$266,100

St. James

Population

171259

Median household income

$45,625$82,708

Median home value

$227,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$817$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwood	St. James
Under 5	4.9%	25.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	2.3%
18 to 24	2.4%	1.2%
25 to 34	8.9%	3.9%
35 to 44	4.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	23.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	8.1%	16.6%
65 to 74	16.3%	17.0%
75 and over	16.3%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwood	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwood	St. James
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	27.4%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwood	St. James
Drove alone	79.4%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwood	St. James
1-unit, detached	97.3%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Norwood	St. James
Poverty rate	15.4%	10.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	26	10
Median year structure built	1982	1966