Norwalk vs Stamford

A side-by-side comparison of Norwalk and Stamford: population, income, housing, and more.

Norwalk and Stamford are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stamford has the higher population (135,806 vs 91,375 in Norwalk). Stamford has the higher median household income ($107,474 vs $105,301 in Norwalk). Stamford has the higher median home value ($614,300 vs $535,000 in Norwalk).

Population, income & housing

	Norwalk	Stamford
Population	91,375	135,806
Median age	40.2 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$105,301	$107,474
Median home value	$535,000	$614,300
Median gross rent	$2,010	$2,207
Housing units	38,038	57,958
Homeownership rate	55.1%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwalk	Stamford
Population	88,599 → 91,375 (+3.1%)	129,309 → 135,806 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$85,769 → $105,301 (+22.8%)	$93,059 → $107,474 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$435,800 → $535,000 (+22.8%)	$532,700 → $614,300 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,685 → $2,010 (+19.3%)	$1,812 → $2,207 (+21.8%)

Norwalk

Population

88,59991,375

Median household income

$85,769$105,301

Median home value

$435,800$535,000

Median gross rent

$1,685$2,010

Stamford

Population

129,309135,806

Median household income

$93,059$107,474

Median home value

$532,700$614,300

Median gross rent

$1,812$2,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwalk	Stamford
Under 5	5.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	17.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.2%
75 and over	7.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwalk	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	42.5%
Black or African American	17.5%	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.7%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwalk	Stamford
No high school diploma	11.1%	11.6%
High school graduate	21.7%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwalk	Stamford
Drove alone	67.1%	59.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.6%
Public transit	7.0%	9.6%
Walked	2.9%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.2%	16.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwalk	Stamford
1-unit, detached	44.9%	34.2%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	18.7%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	8.0%
20 or more units	17.0%	34.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Norwalk	Stamford
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1967	1972