Norwood is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,890 people and two associated neighborhoods, Norwood is the 237th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Despite being a small borough, Norwood has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The overall education level of Norwood is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.22% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Norwood in 2022 was $38,232, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,928 for a family of four. However, Norwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Norwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Norwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Norwood include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Norwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.