Carlisle vs Norwalk

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

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

Norwalk has the higher population (13,610 vs 4,187 in Carlisle). Carlisle has the higher median household income ($98,333 vs $94,583 in Norwalk). Norwalk has the higher median home value ($275,700 vs $208,100 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	Norwalk
Population	4,187	13,610
Median age	37.0 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,333	$94,583
Median home value	$208,100	$275,700
Median gross rent	$896	$869
Housing units	1,620	5,541
Homeownership rate	84.5%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	Norwalk
Population	4,162 → 4,187 (+0.6%)	10,978 → 13,610 (+24.0%)
Median household income	$73,380 → $98,333 (+34.0%)	$83,403 → $94,583 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$148,900 → $208,100 (+39.8%)	$202,900 → $275,700 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $896 (+15.0%)	$834 → $869 (+4.2%)

Carlisle

Population

4,1624,187

Median household income

$73,380$98,333

Median home value

$148,900$208,100

Median gross rent

$779$896

Norwalk

Population

10,97813,610

Median household income

$83,403$94,583

Median home value

$202,900$275,700

Median gross rent

$834$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	Norwalk
Under 5	7.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	21.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	16.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.1%
75 and over	5.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	Norwalk
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	Norwalk
No high school diploma	6.5%	1.4%
High school graduate	33.8%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	Norwalk
Drove alone	77.3%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.0%	16.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	Norwalk
1-unit, detached	80.5%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	Norwalk
Poverty rate	4.0%	3.2%
Average household size	2.63	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1973	1999