Northwood vs Rossford

A side-by-side comparison of Northwood and Rossford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rossford has the higher population (6,315 vs 5,195 in Northwood). Northwood has the higher median household income ($76,332 vs $68,381 in Rossford). Rossford has the higher median home value ($173,500 vs $168,400 in Northwood).

Population, income & housing

	Northwood	Rossford
Population	5,195	6,315
Median age	43.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,332	$68,381
Median home value	$168,400	$173,500
Median gross rent	$964	$880
Housing units	2,415	2,862
Homeownership rate	81.6%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northwood	Rossford
Population	5,384 → 5,195 (-3.5%)	6,539 → 6,315 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$62,171 → $76,332 (+22.8%)	$67,634 → $68,381 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$129,100 → $168,400 (+30.4%)	$142,100 → $173,500 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $964 (+28.5%)	$710 → $880 (+23.9%)

Northwood

Population

5,3845,195

Median household income

$62,171$76,332

Median home value

$129,100$168,400

Median gross rent

$750$964

Rossford

Population

6,5396,315

Median household income

$67,634$68,381

Median home value

$142,100$173,500

Median gross rent

$710$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northwood	Rossford
Under 5	6.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.3%
75 and over	6.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northwood	Rossford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northwood	Rossford
No high school diploma	8.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	31.3%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northwood	Rossford
Drove alone	89.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.9%
Other means	2.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northwood	Rossford
1-unit, detached	82.7%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	16.1%
20 or more units	3.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northwood	Rossford
Poverty rate	13.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1974	1969