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Northwood, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Northwood is a Census city of 5,193 people across 8.56 square miles of land, in Wood County. Median household income is $77,268, 83.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northwood
What Northwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.56 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land607
- County holding the largest share of its areaWood County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
How many people live in Northwood
- Population5,193
- Median age43.3
- Population under 181,047 plus or minus 286
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over853 plus or minus 210
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households2,240
- Family households1,453
- Share of households that are families64.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
Income and work in Northwood
- Median household income$77,268
- Per capita income$45,282
- Civilian labor force2,897
- Employed2,892
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Adults 25 and over3,691
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
Housing in Northwood
- Housing units2,476
- Occupied units2,240
- Vacant units236 plus or minus 151
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,873
- Renter occupied367 plus or minus 224
- Ownership rate83.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$183,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$965
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent
- Single family units2,112
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more228 plus or minus 172
- Share in buildings of two or more9.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes136 plus or minus 91
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
How Northwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,689
- Commuting under 15 minutes724 plus or minus 252
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more324 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Drove alone87.7 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwood
SBA loans in Northwood (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$2,090,400
- Average approval$130,650
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$715,100
- Jobs supported77
- Jobs per approval4.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Northwood
SBA loans in Northwood (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,434,000
- Average approval$358,500
- Median approval$332,000
- Largest approval$685,000
- Jobs supported24
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Northwood
Flood risk in Northwood
- NFIP communityVillage of Northwood
- NFIP community number390622
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/11
The Village of Northwood does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390622 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wood County, not Northwood
Wood County context, not Northwood figures
- Establishments in Wood County2,862
- Covered employment, Wood County75,922
- Average annual pay, Wood County$56,557
- Housing units permitted, Wood County491
Every figure in this section is published for Wood County as a whole and is not a measurement of Northwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Northwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northwood, Ohio?
5,193, in 2,240 households. Northwood city covers 8.56 square miles of land, which is 607 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northwood in?
Wood County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Northwood?
$77,268. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,100. Median gross rent is $965 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northwood businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northwood. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Northwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Northwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northwood, village of, community 390622, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Northwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wood County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Northwood.
Is zoning published for Northwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.