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Norwood, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Norwood is a Census borough of 5,934 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $96,134, 75.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $585,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Norwood
What Norwood is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,629
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware 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.
Norwood
How many people live in Norwood
- Population5,934
- Median age40.7
- Population under 181,179 plus or minus 268
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over803 plus or minus 189
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households2,203
- Family households1,516
- Share of households that are families68.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwood
Income and work in Norwood
- Median household income$96,134
- Per capita income$39,523
- Civilian labor force3,356
- Employed3,065
- Unemployed291 plus or minus 159
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over4,198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwood
Housing in Norwood
- Housing units2,451
- Occupied units2,203
- Vacant units248 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied1,668
- Renter occupied535 plus or minus 158
- Ownership rate75.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$235,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,409 plus or minus $510
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units1,813
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more638 plus or minus 203
- Share in buildings of two or more26.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwood
How Norwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,846
- Commuting under 15 minutes708 plus or minus 223
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,236 plus or minus 251
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent
- Drove alone71.7 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport5.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwood
SBA loans in Norwood (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$585,000
- Average approval$117,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$297,500
- Jobs supported68
- Jobs per approval13.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have 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.
Norwood
SBA loans in Norwood (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$277,000
- Average approval$277,000
- Median approval$277,000
- Largest approval$277,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norwood, 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.
Norwood
Flood risk in Norwood
- NFIP communityBorough of Norwood
- NFIP community number420425
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/15
The Borough of Norwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420425 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.
Delaware County, not Norwood
Delaware County context, not Norwood figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Norwood.
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
Norwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Norwood, Pennsylvania?
5,934, in 2,203 households. Norwood borough covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 7,629 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Norwood in?
Delaware 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 Norwood?
$96,134. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,000. Median gross rent is $1,409 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Norwood businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $585,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $15,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $277,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Norwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Norwood. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Norwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Norwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Norwood, borough of, community 420425, 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 Norwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware 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 Norwood.
Is zoning published for Norwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.