Norwood vs Waddington

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

Norwood and Waddington 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 1,003 in Waddington). Waddington has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $62,500 in Norwood). Waddington has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $100,600 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Norwood	Waddington
Population	1,304	1,003
Median age	50.2 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$69,375
Median home value	$100,600	$195,800
Median gross rent	$814	$718
Housing units	666	470
Homeownership rate	72.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwood	Waddington
Population	1,651 → 1,304 (-21.0%)	856 → 1,003 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$53,578 → $62,500 (+16.7%)	$39,625 → $69,375 (+75.1%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $100,600 (+26.1%)	$144,500 → $195,800 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $814 (+18.8%)	$774 → $718 (-7.2%)

Norwood

Population

1,6511,304

Median household income

$53,578$62,500

Median home value

$79,800$100,600

Median gross rent

$685$814

Waddington

Population

8561,003

Median household income

$39,625$69,375

Median home value

$144,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$774$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwood	Waddington
Under 5	4.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	3.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	17.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	18.0%
75 and over	10.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwood	Waddington
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	88.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwood	Waddington
No high school diploma	8.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	36.5%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwood	Waddington
Drove alone	82.4%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	10.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwood	Waddington
1-unit, detached	73.0%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Norwood	Waddington
Poverty rate	13.4%	9.9%
Average household size	2.10	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1938	1967