CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Norwood

New Jersey · 4,858 residents · 2.79 sq mi

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Norwood is home to 4,858 people in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $276,300. Median household income runs $63,830, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Median rent is $933 a month. That is roughly 56% ahead of the New Jersey median. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,858

−16%vs 2000

vs 5,751 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(303)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(301)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(319)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(329)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(650)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(800)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.4%(700)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(511)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(324)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(212)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$63,830

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,447 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,357

−32%vs 2000

vs $40,039 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.2%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$276,300

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $340,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$933

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,086 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.2% in 2000

18.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.7%(4,356)

Black0.8%(48)

Hispanic / Latino3%(172)

Asian19%(1,092)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.4%(4,099)

Black0.2%(12)

Hispanic / Latino3%(144)

Asian14.9%(725)

Other0.5%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.4%(192)

Honduran3.4%(192)

South American3.2%(186)

Puerto Rican2.1%(123)

Ecuadorian1.5%(84)

Colombian1.3%(75)

Dominican0.9%(49)

Peruvian0.5%(27)

Asian origin

Korean23.1%(1,320)

Asian Indian4.7%(270)

Japanese1.3%(75)

Filipino1.1%(61)

Chinese0.2%(14)

Ancestry

Italian15.2%(872)

Irish13.4%(769)

German7.3%(418)

English7.2%(414)

Polish4.1%(232)

American3.1%(175)

Dutch2.4%(136)

Greek2.3%(134)

West Indian0.8%(43)

Arab0.7%(40)

Egyptian0.7%(40)

Haitian0.7%(38)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.6%(32)

Canadian0.6%(32)

Scottish0.5%(26)

Welsh0.5%(26)

Swedish0.4%(23)

Austrian0.4%(22)

Norwegian0.4%(21)

Romanian0.3%(20)

Russian0.3%(17)

Danish0.2%(14)

French0.2%(13)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Nigerian0.1%(5)

Ukrainian0.1%(5)

Jamaican0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Korean population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.1%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.0 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 25.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26%(590)

Married66.6%(1,509)

Widowed3.4%(76)

Divorced4.1%(92)

Women 15+

Never married22%(543)

Married62.7%(1,548)

Widowed10.3%(254)

Divorced5%(124)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.6%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

92.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 86.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.5%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.3%(27)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 127 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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