Living in Norwood School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 11,971 households are located in Norwood School District area. Among them, 3,316 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,377 and 6,487 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (2,229) of residents are non-citizens and 20% (5,863) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Norwood School District, Massachusetts
Household	11,971
Population	28,895
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,316 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,377
Total Students	6,487
Pre-Kindergarten	511
Kindergarten	200
Grade 1-8	2,686
Grade 9-12	1,355
College/Graduate School	1,735
Veterans	23,496
Non-citizen	2,229
Non-English Home Language	5,863
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

24,183 residents are over the age of 16 and 17,335 people are in labor force. Among them, 17,335 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 16,814 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Norwood School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,245	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,914	73.34%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,317	8.11%
Public transportation	1,717	10.57%
Walked	520	3.20%
Other method	179	1.10%
Worked from home	598	3.68%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,814	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,484	50.46%
Service	2,535	15.08%
Sales and office	3,768	22.41%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	885	5.26%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,142	6.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,814	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	49	0.29%
Construction	1,020	6.07%
Manufacturing	1,109	6.60%
Wholesale trade	317	1.89%
Retail trade	2,039	12.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	558	3.32%
Information	425	2.53%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,413	8.40%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,666	15.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,545	27.03%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,476	8.78%
Other services, except public administration	644	3.83%
Public administration	553	3.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,814	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,191	84.40%
Government workers	1,711	10.18%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	876	5.21%
Unpaid family workers	36	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $108,643 for the 11,971 households in Norwood School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $50,428. 28,484 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 98.53%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,971	-
Less than $10,000	483	4.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	482	4.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	752	6.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	598	5.00%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,013	8.46%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,607	13.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,771	14.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,624	21.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,337	11.17%
More than $200,000	1,304	10.89%
Median Household Income	$90,133	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$108,643	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,615	-
Less than $10,000	257	3.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	146	1.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	250	3.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	142	1.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	526	6.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	881	11.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,080	14.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,951	25.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,171	15.38%
More than $200,000	1,211	15.90%

Median Family Income	$113,423	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$131,803	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$50,428	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$74,719	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$74,719	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	28,909	-
With health insurance coverage	28,484	98.53%
Public coverage	9,097	31.47%
Private health insurance	23,624	81.72%
Without health insurance coverage	425	1.47%

Housing

There are 12,602 housing units in Norwood School District area, Massachusetts with 11,971 units (94.99%) occupied. 6,881 houses (57.48%) are occupied by owner and 5,090 houses (42.52%) are rented. The average housing value is $439,300 and the average rental cost is $1,563. 159 houses (1.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,890 houses (30.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,602	-
Occupied	11,971	94.99%
Owner Occupied	6,881	57.48%
Renter Occupied	5,090	42.52%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,965	47.33%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	914	7.25%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,702	45.25%
Mobile Homes	21	0.17%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,602	-
Built 2014 or later	159	1.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	86	0.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	596	4.73%
Built 1990 - 1999	693	5.50%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,031	8.18%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,399	11.10%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,133	16.93%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,615	20.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,890	30.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,602	-
1 room	254	2.02%
2 rooms	316	2.51%
3 rooms	1,362	10.81%
4 rooms	2,474	19.63%
5 rooms	2,080	16.51%
6 rooms	2,073	16.45%
7 rooms	1,673	13.28%
8 rooms	1,109	8.80%
9 rooms or more	1,261	10.01%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,602	-
no bedroom	273	2.17%
1 bedroom	1,979	15.70%
2 bedrooms	3,643	28.91%
3 bedrooms	4,565	36.22%
4 bedrooms	1,759	13.96%
5 bedrooms or more	383	3.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,881	-
Less than $50,000	71	1.03%
$50,000 - $99,999	28	0.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	56	0.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	155	2.25%
$200,000 - $299,999	429	6.23%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,077	59.25%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,968	28.60%
$1,000,000 or more	97	1.41%
Median House Value	$439,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,963	-
Less than $500	705	14.21%
$500 - $999	496	9.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,071	21.58%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,657	33.39%
$2,000 - $2,499	771	15.53%
$2,500 - $2,999	220	4.43%
$3,000 or more	43	0.87%
Median Rental Costs	$1,563	-

Demographic

A total of 29,306 people lives in Norwood School District area, Massachusetts with 13,805 male and 15,501 female. The males to female ratio is 47.11 to 52.89. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	29,306	-
Male	13,805	47.11%
Female	15,501	52.89%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,306	-
Under 5 years	1,380	4.71%
5 - 9 years	1,764	6.02%
10 - 14 years	1,596	5.45%
15 - 19 years	1,549	5.29%
20 - 24 years	1,437	4.90%
25 - 34 years	4,470	15.25%
35 - 44 years	3,964	13.53%
45 - 54 years	3,924	13.39%
55 - 59 years	1,987	6.78%
60 - 64 years	1,962	6.69%
65 - 74 years	2,392	8.16%
75 - 84 years	1,788	6.10%
85 years and older	1,093	3.73%
Median Age	40.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,306	-
One Race	28,813	98.32%
White	24,727	84.38%
Black or African American	2,096	7.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	1,581	5.39%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	409	1.40%

Two or more races	493	1.68%
White and Black or African American	152	0.52%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.31%
White and Asian	106	0.36%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	65	0.22%

Living in Norwood School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic