NorwoodKY
A town of 385, settled in 1975.
Is Norwood a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Norwood, above both Kentucky’s towns (26%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 140 Kentucky towns, just 1 have a higher median rent than Norwood. Norwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Norwood stand out
Where Norwood beats most towns.
385 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Norwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
8 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
7 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
9 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Norwood: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Norwood, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Norwood.
A job hub: Norwood has 3.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 657 commuters
Most working residents leave Norwood for work: only 0% work in town. Norwood’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, against 22 minutes in Kentucky’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Norwood’s median household income is $111,000.
| Norwood | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Norwood has four seasons and pleasant summers
Norwood has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Norwood is
Norwood beats the Kentucky average on 21 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of Norwood adults report frequent mental distress. Only 8 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Norwood.
| Norwood | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Norwood | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 15.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.3% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Norwood, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Norwood
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Norwood
About 5 of every 100 Norwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
Every workday, about 657 people come to Norwood for work
Where Norwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Norwood
City in Kentucky, United States
Norwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norwood had a population of 379.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1975
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 551 ft
Questions about Norwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Norwood, KY a good place to live?
Norwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.