Norwood, Ohio demographics

Norwood, OH demographics: median age 32.8; 41.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Norwood city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3957386. The survey estimates a population of 19,114 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Norwood is 32.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 8,899 households (±418). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.8 ±1.9	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	3,699 ±516	19.4% ±2.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,719 ±659	35.2% ±3.4 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	6,363 ±608	33.3% ±3.2 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,333 ±373	12.2% ±2.0 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	9,888 ±458	51.7% ±2.4 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	9,226 ±464	48.3% ±2.4 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	15,152 ±576	79.3% ±3.0 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,160 ±548	11.3% ±2.9 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	116 ±68 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	432 ±302 · low precision	2.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,249 ±384	6.5% ±2.0 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,844 ±427	93.4% ±2.2 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,270 ±421	6.6% ±2.2 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,827 ±237	31.8% ±2.2 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	407 ±165	4.6% ±1.8 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	827 ±216	9.3% ±2.4 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,471 ±448	39.0% ±4.7 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,367 ±244	15.4% ±2.6 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,908 ±253	21.4% ±2.7 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,991 ±524	78.6% ±4.6 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,471 ±448	39.0% ±4.7 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,048 ±376	34.3% ±3.9 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,060 ±245	11.9% ±2.7 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	816 ±186	9.2% ±2.0 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	377 ±133	4.2% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	85 ±57 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	42 ±34 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	18,313 ±267	95.8% ±1.4 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	801 ±266	4.2% ±1.4 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	16,618 ±456	93.0% ±2.1 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	805 ±353	4.5% ±2.0 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	60 ±56 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	96 ±94 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	40 ±63 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	44 ±53 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	123 ±132 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	70 ±47 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,298
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,252 ±244	9.4% ±1.8 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,703 ±534	27.8% ±3.8 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,979 ±373	14.9% ±2.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	870 ±237	6.5% ±1.8 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,356 ±414	25.2% ±2.9 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,138 ±316	16.1% ±2.3 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 18,859
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	15,268 ±665	81.0% ±3.5 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,153 ±507	11.4% ±2.7 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	489 ±241	2.6% ±1.3 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	923 ±299	4.9% ±1.6 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	26 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.5% of Norwood residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 89.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norwood	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.5% ±2.3 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.2% ±3.2 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.9% ±1.4 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Norwood . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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