Norwood, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -0.5%
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| Males: 491 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 422 |  (46.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54409.
| Norwood: | $73,235 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,854 (it was $17,893 in 2000)
Norwood town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,499 (it was $92,800 in 2000)
| Norwood: | $196,499 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Norwood, WI
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- 88596.9%White alone
- 121.3%Hispanic
- 80.9%American Indian alone
- 50.5%Two or more races
- 20.2%Black alone
- 10.1%Asian alone
Races in Norwood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (55.2%), Polish (15.7%), Dutch (9.2%), English (6.4%), Czech (6.3%), Irish (6.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 35.7 square miles.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (very low).
3 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Norwood town: | 1.4% ($1,272) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI 
(63.1 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (139.4 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (233.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Mattoon, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Rolling, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Polar, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Hutchins, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Zoar, WI (2.7 miles),
Aniwa, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Price, WI (3.3 miles )
)Latitude: 45.07 N, Longitude: 89.03 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.2%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Wood products (4.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (19.9%)
- Construction (14.9%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (8.2%)
- Truck transportation (6.7%)
- Wood products (5.7%)
- Machinery (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Health care (19.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.2%)
- Finance & insurance (5.2%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4.3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.9%)
Average climate in Norwood, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Norwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.6 miles away from the Norwood town center injured 3 people and caused $15 million in damages.
On 4/27/1984, a category F3 tornado 12.3 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Norwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 250.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 266.4 miles away from Norwood center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 343.0 miles away from Norwood center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 216.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 462.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 392.7 miles away from Norwood center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Langlade County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norwood:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 31 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 46 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 60 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 60 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 62 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 65 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
- Saint Norbert College (about 65 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Norwood Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Norwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Perch Lake (B), Thompson Lake (C), Upper Demlow Lake (D), Demlow Lake (E), Hilger Lake (F), Lower Demlow Lake (G), Meyer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Mayking Creek (A), Sipes Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Norwood: Demlow Lake State Fishery Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 76.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Norwood:
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 5.9%
For population 25 years and over in Norwood:
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.5 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Norwood, WI (based on Langlade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,164 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,976 | 19 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,699 | 10 |
| Other | 174 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 59 | 1 |
| None | 6,905 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Here: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Here: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
| Langlade County: | 10.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
| Langlade County: | 13.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Langlade County: | 8.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Langlade County: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Langlade County: | 13.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Norwood:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WATK (900 AM; 0 kW; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDUX (800 AM; 5 kW; WAUPACA, WI; Owner: LAIRD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WFCL (1380 AM; 4 kW; CLINTONVILLE, WI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTAQ (1360 AM; 10 kW; GREEN BAY, WI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Norwood:
- WACD (106.1 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRVM (102.7 FM; SURING, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Norwood:
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WIWB (Channel 14; SURING, WI; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF WISCONSIN, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 13ft / 3.7mTotal length
- 1,552Total average daily traffic
- 1,771Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.1%Wood
- 20.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.4%Utility gas
- 1.4%Electricity
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 89.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.4%Wood
Norwood compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.