Norwood vs White Oak

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

Norwood and White Oak 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 18,845 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median household income ($71,789 vs $64,724 in Norwood). Norwood has the higher median home value ($228,300 vs $190,900 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Norwood	White Oak
Population	19,023	18,845
Median age	33.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,724	$71,789
Median home value	$228,300	$190,900
Median gross rent	$925	$942
Housing units	9,892	8,203
Homeownership rate	47.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.6%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwood	White Oak
Population	19,883 → 19,023 (-4.3%)	19,271 → 18,845 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$45,581 → $64,724 (+42.0%)	$65,711 → $71,789 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$135,200 → $228,300 (+68.9%)	$148,800 → $190,900 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $925 (+23.7%)	$815 → $942 (+15.6%)

Norwood

Population

19,88319,023

Median household income

$45,581$64,724

Median home value

$135,200$228,300

Median gross rent

$748$925

White Oak

Population

19,27118,845

Median household income

$65,711$71,789

Median home value

$148,800$190,900

Median gross rent

$815$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwood	White Oak
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	23.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.5%	16.9%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.6%
75 and over	5.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwood	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	72.3%
Black or African American	14.2%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwood	White Oak
No high school diploma	9.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	29.3%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwood	White Oak
Drove alone	68.5%	75.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.5%
Public transit	3.8%	1.4%
Walked	3.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	14.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwood	White Oak
1-unit, detached	52.6%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	27.6%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	17.1%
20 or more units	4.6%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Norwood	White Oak
Poverty rate	17.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.13	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1938	1968