Norwalk

Population: 100,713
Median household income: $98,709
Median home value: $616,600

Norwalk, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 100,713 residents. At $98,709, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Norwalk's population declined 4.4% from 105,304 to 100,713, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $440,800 to $616,600.

Owners occupy 68.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,713
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $98,709
Median home value: $616,600
Median gross rent: $2,014
Housing units: 27,346
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

105,304100,713

Median household income

$70,667$98,709

Median home value

$440,800$616,600

Median gross rent

$1,592$2,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	105,304	$70,667	$440,800	$1,592
2020	104,524	$77,425	$461,000	$1,678
2021	103,330	$83,217	$487,800	$1,738
2022	101,893	$91,259	$593,100	$1,860
2023	100,713	$98,709	$616,600	$2,014

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,444	6.4%
5 to 17	16,635	16.5%
18 to 24	9,239	9.2%
25 to 34	15,819	15.7%
35 to 44	13,814	13.7%
45 to 54	13,016	12.9%
55 to 64	12,070	12.0%
65 to 74	8,276	8.2%
75 and over	5,400	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,136	11.1%
Black or African American	3,971	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	122	0.1%
Asian	13,343	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	268	0.3%
Some other race	592	0.6%
Two or more races	1,305	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69,976	69.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15,558	22.7%
High school graduate	19,222	28.1%
Some college or associate's	19,025	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,820	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,770	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,178	76.8%
Carpooled	5,127	10.9%
Public transit	827	1.8%
Walked	493	1.0%
Bicycle	271	0.6%
Worked from home	3,144	6.7%
Other means	1,070	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,418	19.1%
15 to 29 min	14,637	33.3%
30 to 44 min	11,166	25.4%
45 to 59 min	4,947	11.3%
60+ min	4,798	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.67
Poverty rate: 9.7% (9,689 of 99,584)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,705	81.0%
Nonfamily households	5,096	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,801	98.0%
Vacant	545	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,256	68.1%
Renter-occupied	8,545	31.9%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,563	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1,106	4.0%
2 to 4 units	777	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1,297	4.7%
20 or more units	3,164	11.6%
Mobile home & other	439	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0652526
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.9076, -118.0835

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