Moving to Norwood, Louisiana
Population: 337. Estimated population in July 2024: 329 (-2.4% change)
Males: 156 (46.3%), Females: 181 (53.7%)
Zip code: 70761
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $30,750
Median house value: $65,000
Population by Race
Races in Norwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.6%)
- Black (33.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.7%), Irish (5.3%), French (4.2%), German (3.3%), French Canadian (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).
Elevation: 14 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Norwood
- High school or higher: 67.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Norwood village
- Never married: 32.8%
- Now married: 47.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Norwood:
- FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CENTREVILLE, MS)
- EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; JACKSON, LA)
- VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 13 miles; JACKSON, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Norwood:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 32 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 46 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norwood:
- CROSBY MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; CROSBY, MS; Abbreviation: C71)
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 31 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; Abbreviation: HZR)
- MC COMB/PIKE COUNTY/JOHN E LEWIS FIELD (about 47 miles; MC COMB, MS; Abbreviation: MCB)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norwood:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 40 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 85 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 97 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)