Norwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 19,455 people and six associated neighborhoods, Norwood is the 96th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Norwood was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Norwood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Norwood is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwood who work in management occupations (12.35%), office and administrative support (11.63%), and business and financial occupations (10.36%). Also of interest is that Norwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Norwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Norwood is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.31% of adults in Norwood have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Norwood in 2022 was $43,110, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,440 for a family of four. However, Norwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Norwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
