Norwalk

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 91,375
Median household income: $105,301
Median home value: $535,000

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Norwalk is a community with a population of 91,375. Its median household income of $105,301 runs below the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Norwalk's population grew 3.1% from 88,599 to 91,375, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $435,800 to $535,000.

The median gross rent is $2,010. 44.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 91,375
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $105,301
Median home value: $535,000
Median gross rent: $2,010
Housing units: 38,038
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	88,599	$85,769	$435,800	$1,685
2020	88,755	$89,486	$438,900	$1,691
2021	90,821	$91,434	$447,200	$1,750
2022	91,050	$97,879	$491,800	$1,861
2023	91,375	$105,301	$535,000	$2,010

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,093	5.6%
5 to 17	12,672	13.9%
18 to 24	7,262	7.9%
25 to 34	13,665	15.0%
35 to 44	12,686	13.9%
45 to 54	12,010	13.1%
55 to 64	12,974	14.2%
65 to 74	8,521	9.3%
75 and over	6,492	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,052	42.7%
Black or African American	16,026	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.0%
Asian	4,258	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	406	0.4%
Two or more races	2,919	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,680	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,390	11.1%
High school graduate	14,400	21.7%
Some college or associate's	14,983	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	17,206	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12,369	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone67.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit7.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,242	67.1%
Carpooled	4,072	8.2%
Public transit	3,484	7.0%
Walked	1,427	2.9%
Bicycle	129	0.3%
Worked from home	6,537	13.2%
Other means	643	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,965	27.8%
15 to 29 min	14,858	34.6%
30 to 44 min	8,899	20.7%
45 to 59 min	3,398	7.9%
60+ min	3,877	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.1% (9,184 of 90,768)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,200	65.4%
Nonfamily households	12,276	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,476	93.3%
Vacant	2,562	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,553	55.1%
Renter-occupied	15,923	44.9%

1-unit, detached44.9%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units18.7%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,073	44.9%
1-unit, attached	2,436	6.4%
2 to 4 units	7,100	18.7%
5 to 19 units	4,920	12.9%
20 or more units	6,452	17.0%
Mobile home & other	57	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0955990
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 41.0927, -73.4198