Norwood

Population: 5,668
Median household income: $164,766
Median home value: $676,400

Norwood is a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to 5,668 residents. At $164,766, its median household income sits above Bergen County's $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Norwood's population declined 2.5% from 5,812 to 5,668, while its median home value rose 7.9% from $626,700 to $676,400.

60.9% of workers drive to work alone. 65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,668
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $164,766
Median home value: $676,400
Median gross rent: $2,446
Housing units: 2,048
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8125,668

Median household income

$122,200$164,766

Median home value

$626,700$676,400

Median gross rent

$1,851$2,446

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,812	$122,200	$626,700	$1,851
2020	5,789	$131,563	$629,900	$1,827
2021	5,666	$144,390	$615,300	$1,935
2022	5,657	$156,630	$633,800	$2,121
2023	5,668	$164,766	$676,400	$2,446

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	207	3.7%
5 to 17	1,075	19.0%
18 to 24	411	7.3%
25 to 34	504	8.9%
35 to 44	518	9.1%
45 to 54	950	16.8%
55 to 64	877	15.5%
65 to 74	409	7.2%
75 and over	717	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,360	59.3%
Black or African American	67	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	1,715	30.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.9%
Two or more races	99	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	364	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree39.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	2.6%
High school graduate	754	19.0%
Some college or associate's	731	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,561	39.3%
Graduate or professional degree	824	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone60.9%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit4.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,718	60.9%
Carpooled	278	9.8%
Public transit	127	4.5%
Walked	43	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	600	21.3%
Other means	57	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	530	23.8%
15 to 29 min	565	25.4%
30 to 44 min	452	20.3%
45 to 59 min	169	7.6%
60+ min	507	22.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 3.3% (184 of 5,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,523	76.9%
Nonfamily households	458	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,981	96.7%
Vacant	67	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,589	80.2%
Renter-occupied	392	19.8%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached17.6%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,339	65.4%
1-unit, attached	361	17.6%
2 to 4 units	140	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9	0.4%
20 or more units	199	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3453610
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.9920, -73.9506