Norfolk vs Norwood

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

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

Norwood has the higher population (1,304 vs 1,021 in Norfolk). Norwood has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $52,411 in Norfolk). Norwood has the higher median home value ($100,600 vs $99,000 in Norfolk).

Population, income & housing

	Norfolk	Norwood
Population	1,021	1,304
Median age	39.8 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,411	$62,500
Median home value	$99,000	$100,600
Median gross rent	$804	$814
Housing units	594	666
Homeownership rate	61.7%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norfolk	Norwood
Population	990 → 1,021 (+3.1%)	1,651 → 1,304 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$30,403 → $52,411 (+72.4%)	$53,578 → $62,500 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $99,000 (+42.0%)	$79,800 → $100,600 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $804 (+13.2%)	$685 → $814 (+18.8%)

Norfolk

Population

9901,021

Median household income

$30,403$52,411

Median home value

$69,700$99,000

Median gross rent

$710$804

Norwood

Population

1,6511,304

Median household income

$53,578$62,500

Median home value

$79,800$100,600

Median gross rent

$685$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norfolk	Norwood
Under 5	1.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	12.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	17.1%
45 to 54	8.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	17.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	15.0%
75 and over	7.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norfolk	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norfolk	Norwood
No high school diploma	9.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	34.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norfolk	Norwood
Drove alone	85.2%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norfolk	Norwood
1-unit, detached	61.4%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	7.2%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Norfolk	Norwood
Poverty rate	17.9%	13.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1957	1938