Harrison vs Norwood

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

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

Norwood has the higher population (19,023 vs 13,460 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($100,913 vs $64,724 in Norwood). Norwood has the higher median home value ($228,300 vs $221,900 in Harrison).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Norwood
Population	13,460	19,023
Median age	37.3 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$100,913	$64,724
Median home value	$221,900	$228,300
Median gross rent	$1,104	$925
Housing units	5,428	9,892
Homeownership rate	74.8%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	37.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Norwood
Population	12,006 → 13,460 (+12.1%)	19,883 → 19,023 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$61,731 → $100,913 (+63.5%)	$45,581 → $64,724 (+42.0%)
Median home value	$143,800 → $221,900 (+54.3%)	$135,200 → $228,300 (+68.9%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,104 (+32.7%)	$748 → $925 (+23.7%)

Harrison

Population

12,00613,460

Median household income

$61,731$100,913

Median home value

$143,800$221,900

Median gross rent

$832$1,104

Norwood

Population

19,88319,023

Median household income

$45,581$64,724

Median home value

$135,200$228,300

Median gross rent

$748$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Norwood
Under 5	5.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	11.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	23.1%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.1%
75 and over	3.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	74.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Norwood
No high school diploma	4.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	28.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Norwood
Drove alone	78.1%	68.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.2%	3.8%
Walked	0.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.0%	14.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Norwood
1-unit, detached	65.3%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	12.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	27.6%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	13.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Norwood
Poverty rate	5.5%	17.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1989	1938