With 92,187 people, Norwalk is a city in Connecticut. Few US cities rank higher on income. 30% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 4,028 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $558,000. 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,616, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Norwalk
What changed most since 1990
White share74.1% → 42.7%(−31.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share8.9% → 32.0%(+23.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.0% → 55.6%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Western Connecticut Planning Region
Norwalk's population equals 15% of Western Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(353)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(174)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.5%(673)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(150)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,843 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Norwalk, decade by decade
Norwalk population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
78,331
$115,614
$576,737
29.5%
52.4
2000
82,951
$109,006
$454,139
34.2%
67.4
2010
85,603
$109,563
$689,651
39.1%
76.2
2020
91,184
$108,461
$531,964
43.6%
81.7
2024
92,187
$107,616
$558,000
44.8%
85.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
