Northwood

Northwood is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 1,989 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Worth County. Northwood is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Local events can be found on the chamber website here.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Northwood	2,050	1,989	1,976	1,949

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	136
5-9	144
10-14	113
15-19	112
20-24	82
25-29	92
30-34	145
35-39	121
40-44	120
45-49	96
50-54	114
55-59	100
60-64	125
65-69	105
70-74	100
75-79	112
80-84	71
85+	88
18+	1,515
Median Age	42

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Population by Race

Northwood	2025
Total	1,976.00
White Alone	93.93%
Black Alone	1.27%
American Indian Alone	0%
Asian Alone	0.35%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.05%
Some Other Race	0.46%
Two or More Races	3.95%
Hispanic Origin	3.59%
Diversity Index	17.70

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Growth Rate

Northwood	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.27%
Households	-0.20%
Families	0.58%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	914	885	898	889
Housing Units	982	1,004	976	976
Owner Occupied Units			699	697
Renter Occupied Units			199	192
Vacant Units			78	87

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Home Value

Northwood	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$157,422	$174,871
Average Home Value	$197,418	$225,872
<$50,000	36	33
$50,000 - $99,999	122	87
$100,000 - $149,999	163	132
$150,000 - $199,999	151	155
$200,000 - $249,999	78	86
$250,000 - $299,999	36	39
$300,000 - $399,999	53	78
$400,000 - $499,999	22	33
$500,000 - $749,999	34	51
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	16
2000-2009	38
1990-1999	61
1980-1989	37
1970-1979	96
1960-1969	106
1950-1959	153
1940-1949	78
1939 or Before	376

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Income

Northwood	2025	2030
Median Household	$71,380	$78,307
Average Household	$84,268	$90,513
Per Capita	$38,331	$41,322

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Household Income

Northwood	2025
<$15,000	56
$15,000 - $24,999	84
$25,000 - $34,999	83
$35,000 - $49,999	117
$50,000 - $74,999	125
$75,000 - $99,999	131
$100,000 - $149,999	187
$150,000 - $199,999	82
$200,000+	33

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,117
In-County Residents	653
Out-of-County Residents	224
Drive Alone	868
Carpooled	137
Public Transport	3
Work at Home	50
Motorcycle	23
Bicycle	0
Walked	15
Other	21
Less than 5 minutes	182
5-9 minutes	230
10-14 minutes	116
15-19 minutes	100
20-24 minutes	49
25-29 minutes	98
30-34 minutes	170
35-39 minutes	68
40-44 minutes	13
45-59 minutes	5
60-89 minutes	17
90+ minutes	19
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	1,239
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	5
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	22
Manufacturing	106
Wholesale Trade	80

Retail Trade	243
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	6
Furn & Home Furnish Str	30
Electronics & Appl Store	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	18
Food & Beverage Stores	151
Health/Pers Care Stores	9
Gasoline Stations	3
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	12
General Merchandise Str	6

Transportation/Warehouse	16
Information	16

Finance & Insurance	33
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	15
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	2
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	16

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	29
Legal Services	12
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	12
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	5
Educational Services	156
HealthCare/Social Assist	172
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	12

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	76
Accommodation	2
Food Srv/Drinking Places	74

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	44
Auto Repair/Maintenance	9
Public Administration Emp	199

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Educational Attainment (25+)

Northwood	2025
<9th Grade	54
Some High School	57
GED	86
Graduated High School	439
Some College/No Degree	240
Associates Degree	203
Bachelor's Degree	227
Graduate Degree	83

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	148
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	2
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	5
Manufacturing Bus	3
Wholesale Trade Bus	10

Retail Trade Bus	20
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	3
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	3
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	4
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	1
Gasoline Stations Bus	1
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	4
General Merchandise Str Bus	1

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	3
Information Bus	4

Finance & Insurance Bus	8
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	2
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	1
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	5

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	2
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	8
Legal Services Bus	4
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	2
Educational Services Bus	3
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	12
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	5

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	9
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	8

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	19
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	3
Public Administration Bus	30

Source: ESRI, 2025-10-16

Northwood

Population

Population

Population by Age

Population by Race

Growth Rate

Housing

Households

Home Value

Housing Year Built

Income

Income

Household Income

Employees

Commute

Employees by NAICS

Educational Attainment (25+)

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

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