Norwood is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,462 people and three associated neighborhoods, Norwood is the 281st largest community in North Carolina.Norwood is a blue-collar town, with 37.28% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Norwood is a town of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwood who work in maintenance occupations (14.14%), management occupations (7.65%), and sales jobs (7.58%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Norwood is worth considering. Being a small town, Norwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Norwood who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.48% of the adults in Norwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Norwood in 2022 was $29,228, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,912 for a family of four. However, Norwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Norwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
