Boothwyn vs Norwood

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

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

Norwood has the higher population (5,915 vs 5,129 in Boothwyn). Norwood has the higher median household income ($89,135 vs $83,444 in Boothwyn). Boothwyn has the higher median home value ($252,700 vs $227,500 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Boothwyn	Norwood
Population	5,129	5,915
Median age	46.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,444	$89,135
Median home value	$252,700	$227,500
Median gross rent	$1,328	$1,247
Housing units	2,078	2,513
Homeownership rate	70.4%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boothwyn	Norwood
Population	6,236 → 5,129 (-17.8%)	5,893 → 5,915 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$77,089 → $83,444 (+8.2%)	$78,370 → $89,135 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$220,500 → $252,700 (+14.6%)	$167,900 → $227,500 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,152 → $1,328 (+15.3%)	$982 → $1,247 (+27.0%)

Boothwyn

Population

6,2365,129

Median household income

$77,089$83,444

Median home value

$220,500$252,700

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,328

Norwood

Population

5,8935,915

Median household income

$78,370$89,135

Median home value

$167,900$227,500

Median gross rent

$982$1,247

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boothwyn	Norwood
Under 5	3.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	10.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	19.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	16.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	20.9%	18.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.6%
75 and over	4.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boothwyn	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	87.4%
Black or African American	7.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boothwyn	Norwood
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	49.0%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boothwyn	Norwood
Drove alone	87.9%	72.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	9.3%
Public transit	0.6%	6.5%
Walked	0.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	7.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boothwyn	Norwood
1-unit, detached	64.3%	38.4%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	37.3%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	8.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boothwyn	Norwood
Poverty rate	8.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1972	1950