Locust vs Norwood

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

Locust and Norwood are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Locust has the higher population (5,529 vs 3,110 in Norwood). Locust has the higher median household income ($78,280 vs $57,953 in Norwood). Locust has the higher median home value ($285,800 vs $178,900 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Locust	Norwood
Population	5,529	3,110
Median age	35.4 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,280	$57,953
Median home value	$285,800	$178,900
Median gross rent	$887	$891
Housing units	2,099	1,514
Homeownership rate	88.1%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Locust	Norwood
Population	3,297 → 5,529 (+67.7%)	2,243 → 3,110 (+38.7%)
Median household income	$54,710 → $78,280 (+43.1%)	$43,929 → $57,953 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$171,600 → $285,800 (+66.6%)	$96,700 → $178,900 (+85.0%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $887 (+0.2%)	$739 → $891 (+20.6%)

Locust

Population

3,2975,529

Median household income

$54,710$78,280

Median home value

$171,600$285,800

Median gross rent

$885$887

Norwood

Population

2,2433,110

Median household income

$43,929$57,953

Median home value

$96,700$178,900

Median gross rent

$739$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Locust	Norwood
Under 5	9.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	11.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.2%
35 to 44	7.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	17.6%
55 to 64	17.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.9%
75 and over	8.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Locust	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	67.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	28.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Locust	Norwood
No high school diploma	13.6%	14.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Locust	Norwood
Drove alone	78.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Locust	Norwood
1-unit, detached	84.6%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Locust	Norwood
Poverty rate	8.2%	10.8%
Average household size	2.93	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	2001	1964