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Moving to Norwood, North Carolina

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Population: 2,216. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,160 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,052 (47.5%), Females: 1,164 (52.5%)

Zip code: 28128

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $31,563
Median house value: $71,600

Population by Race

Races in Norwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.0%)
  • Black (25.5%)
  • Hispanic (6.7%)
  • Other race (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (14.5%), German (9.1%), English (6.5%), Irish (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), Scottish (1.1%).

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Norwood

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Norwood town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

5.6% Foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-2.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Norwood:

  • STANLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC)
  • ANSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WADESBORO, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSP (about 18 miles; TROY, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Norwood:

  • MOORE COUNTY (about 51 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 57 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 61 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Norwood:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norwood:

  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 43 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 60 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)

Schools

Public high school in Norwood:

  • SOUTH STANLY HIGH (Students: 533; Location: 40488 S STANLY SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Norwood:

  • NORWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 488; Location: 400 SOUTH MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SOUTH STANLY MIDDLE (Students: 469; Location: 12492 COTTONVILLE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • AQUADALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 322; Location: 11707 NC HWY 138; Grades: KG – 05)

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