Demarest vs Norwood

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

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

Norwood has the higher population (5,668 vs 4,916 in Demarest). Demarest has the higher median household income ($175,078 vs $164,766 in Norwood). Demarest has the higher median home value ($965,400 vs $676,400 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Demarest	Norwood
Population	4,916	5,668
Median age	45.9 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$175,078	$164,766
Median home value	$965,400	$676,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,446
Housing units	1,746	2,048
Homeownership rate	89.7%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	60.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Demarest	Norwood
Population	4,942 → 4,916 (-0.5%)	5,812 → 5,668 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$154,500 → $175,078 (+13.3%)	$122,200 → $164,766 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$681,500 → $965,400 (+41.7%)	$626,700 → $676,400 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,773 → $3,501 (+26.3%)	$1,851 → $2,446 (+32.1%)

Demarest

Population

4,9424,916

Median household income

$154,500$175,078

Median home value

$681,500$965,400

Median gross rent

$2,773$3,501

Norwood

Population

5,8125,668

Median household income

$122,200$164,766

Median home value

$626,700$676,400

Median gross rent

$1,851$2,446

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Demarest	Norwood
Under 5	5.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	19.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	2.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.1%
45 to 54	15.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	19.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	7.2%
75 and over	5.3%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Demarest	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	59.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	28.5%	30.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Demarest	Norwood
No high school diploma	1.2%	2.6%
High school graduate	7.5%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	39.3%
Graduate or professional degree	36.5%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Demarest	Norwood
Drove alone	58.8%	60.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.8%
Public transit	8.5%	4.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	21.3%
Other means	4.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Demarest	Norwood
1-unit, detached	97.4%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.6%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Demarest	Norwood
Poverty rate	0.8%	3.3%
Average household size	2.89	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	40	34
Median year structure built	1964	1979