Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Norwood
Norwood is a compact, densely settled town of about 31,600 people wrapped around a walkable downtown and the Neponset River, roughly 15 miles from Boston. More than one in five residents was born outside the United States, and more than a quarter of households speak a language other than English at home, a reminder that this old mill and printing town keeps drawing new arrivals. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 31,611
- Recent estimate: about 31,380
- Households: 13,299
- Persons per household: 2.3
- Foreign-born: 21.6% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 18.7%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 73.0%
- Black or African American: 7.0%
- Asian: 6.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 9.1%
- Two or more races: 7.5%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 26.7%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $97,110
- Poverty rate: 8.2%
- Median home value: $613,500
- Median gross rent: $2,056
- Homeownership: 51.8% of units
- In the labor force: 71.3%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Norwood’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 23,446
- Unenrolled (no party): 15,184 (64.8%)
- Democrats: 6,211 (26.5%)
- Republicans: 1,819 (7.8%)
Sources
See how Norwood fits into the broader Commonwealth.