CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Norwalk

Iowa · 5,725 residents · 11.6 sq mi

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Norwalk is a city of 5,725 people in Iowa. Households here earn about 46% more than in Iowa as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.3% of people here. Median home value sits at $59,900. There are 1,159 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,725

−17%vs 2000

vs 6,884 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(512)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(621)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(507)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(442)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(329)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(1,045)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(977)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(588)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(287)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.8%(220)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(82)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(115)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,263

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,933 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,138

−40%vs 2000

vs $21,895 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,900

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $105,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$417

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(6,675)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(92)

Asian0.6%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(5,682)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(50)

Asian0.8%(43)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(187)

Puerto Rican1.3%(184)

Central American0.3%(41)

Honduran0.3%(41)

South American0%(3)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(115)

Filipino0.2%(31)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Ancestry

German36.1%(5,123)

English17.2%(2,435)

Irish17.1%(2,424)

Norwegian4.2%(598)

American3.5%(493)

Italian3.3%(464)

Dutch3.2%(452)

French1.9%(272)

Swedish1.9%(267)

Polish1.4%(197)

Scotch-Irish1%(143)

Welsh1%(143)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(131)

Nigerian0.9%(131)

Danish0.9%(122)

Scottish0.8%(118)

Russian0.5%(70)

Arab0.4%(61)

Lebanese0.4%(61)

Czech0.3%(49)

British0.3%(42)

Swiss0.3%(40)

Latvian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.0%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+64%vs 2000

vs 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.2%(1,277)

Married63.6%(3,227)

Widowed1.9%(97)

Divorced9.3%(469)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(1,452)

Married56.1%(3,343)

Widowed7.2%(427)

Divorced12.4%(739)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 4.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 86.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.5%(91)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18%(84)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(178)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 467 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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