New Germany vs Norwood Young America

A side-by-side comparison of New Germany and Norwood Young America: population, income, housing, and more.

New Germany and Norwood Young America are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norwood Young America has the higher population (3,866 vs 581 in New Germany). New Germany has the higher median household income ($88,438 vs $67,857 in Norwood Young America). Norwood Young America has the higher median home value ($289,400 vs $252,600 in New Germany).

Population, income & housing

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
Population	581	3,866
Median age	29.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,438	$67,857
Median home value	$252,600	$289,400
Median gross rent	$860	$1,032
Housing units	219	1,444
Homeownership rate	85.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
Population	466 → 581 (+24.7%)	3,725 → 3,866 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $88,438 (+40.1%)	$69,136 → $67,857 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $252,600 (+68.4%)	$187,800 → $289,400 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $860 (+9.8%)	$922 → $1,032 (+11.9%)

New Germany

Population

466581

Median household income

$63,125$88,438

Median home value

$150,000$252,600

Median gross rent

$783$860

Norwood Young America

Population

3,7253,866

Median household income

$69,136$67,857

Median home value

$187,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$922$1,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
Under 5	9.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	21.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	6.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.3%
75 and over	1.2%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
No high school diploma	1.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	38.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
Drove alone	78.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	9.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
1-unit, detached	86.3%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	New Germany	Norwood Young America
Poverty rate	3.7%	9.6%
Average household size	2.73	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1964	1985