Norwalk, CT Demographic Data
Norwalk, CT Summary
Norwalk is located in Fairfield County in Connecticut
- Population: 87,196
- Area: 36.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 22.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 13.49 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,398.52 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Norwalk, CT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
47,438
54%
50.8
Male
41,002
46%
49.2
Total Population
88,440
323,128,000
Norwalk, CT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,317
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
5,789
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,385
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,100
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,201
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
14,042
15.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
11,053
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
12,806
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,008
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,859
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,230
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,136
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,514
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
68,807
77.8%
77.2
Female
36,507
53.1%
51.3
Male
32,300
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
66,479
75.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
15,354
17.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,880
14.6%
15.2
Female
7,415
57.6%
55.8
Male
5,465
42.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Norwalk, CT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
85,866
97.1%
96.8
White
64,977
73.5%
72.6
Black or African American
11,342
12.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
443
0.5%
0.8
Asian
6,834
7.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
208
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,062
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,574
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20,011
22.6%
17.8
Mexican
6,002
6.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,713
3.1%
1.7
Cuban
34
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11,262
12.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
68,429
77.4%
82.2
Norwalk, CT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,037
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,175
5.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,654
18.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
10,647
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,272
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
16,407
26.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,456
17.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,212
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
54,436
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
26,863
43.6%
31.2
Norwalk, CT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
25,136
34.9%
33.7%
Now Married
35,695
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
6,254
8.7%
11.0%
Separated
577
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
4,287
6.0
5.8%
Norwalk, CT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
48,415
59.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
33,708
41.0%
21.6%
Spanish
18,182
22.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11,505
14.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,859
4.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
162
0.2%
1.1%
Norwalk, CT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,512
4.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
977
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,652
4.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,439
7.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,410
10.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,762
14.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,745
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,797
17.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,898
11.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,797
17.1%
6.4
Median household income
88,209
57,617
Per capita income
51,250
31,128
Norwalk, CT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
270
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,981
8.3%
9.8
Construction
4,507
9.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
8,728
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,983
10.3%
6.6
Information
1,469
3.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,990
4.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,104
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
8,627
17.9%
11.4
Public administration
591
1.2%
4.6
Retail trade
5,965
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,394
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,566
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,647
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
21,304
44.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,102
6.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
10,928
22.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,194
17.0%
18.1%
Norwalk, CT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
46,933
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
34,543
73.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,084
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4,848
10.3%
5.1
Walked
1,627
3.5%
2.7
Other means
260
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
2,571
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Norwalk, CT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,105
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
12,473
36.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
13,151
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
6,260
18.4%
21.0
Norwalk, CT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
33,989
92.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
19,940
58.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
14,049
41.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,799
7.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Norwalk, CT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
36,788
1 room
1,111
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
1,499
4.1%
2.7
3 rooms
5,233
14.2%
9.1
4 rooms
7,571
20.6%
16.5
5 rooms
5,620
15.3%
19.8
6 rooms
4,287
11.7%
17.8
7 rooms
4,471
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
3,425
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,571
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Norwalk, CT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
36,788
1-unit, detached
15,750
42.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,474
6.7%
5.9
2-units
4,692
12.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,217
8.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,843
7.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,757
7.5%
4.4
20 or more units
4,910
13.3%
9.0
Mobile home
145
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Norwalk, CT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7,577
20.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,538
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,486
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,299
11.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,329
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,797
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,995
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,584
7.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
593
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
590
1.6%
1.4%
Norwalk, CT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Norwalk, CT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
6,272
41.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,641
10.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,928
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,277
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,081
26.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
168
0.0%
0.0%
Norwalk, CT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,549
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,525
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,859
14.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,126
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,024
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,444
11.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,139
46.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
932
0.0%
0.0%
Norwalk, CT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
19,940
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
108
0.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
216
1.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
498
2.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
372
1.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,419
12.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8,787
44.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6,215
31.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,325
6.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
436,600
205,000
