MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Norwalk Micro

Norwalk, OH · 1 counties · 56,240 residents · 492 sq mi

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Norwalk is a metro area of 56,240 people. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $56,800. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.5% of people across the metro. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

56,240

−5%vs 2000

vs 59,487 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

114 / sq mi

−5%vs 2000

vs 121 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

492 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202458K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(4,580)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(4,639)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(4,475)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(4,389)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(3,636)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(9,095)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(7,816)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(6,044)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(4,850)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(4,061)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(1,955)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(700)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,401

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,558 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,552

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,133 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $474 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(56,057)

Black0.9%(557)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(2,117)

Asian0.3%(149)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(54,959)

Black1.1%(601)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(804)

Asian0.4%(226)

Other0.8%(454)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(2,923)

Puerto Rican1.2%(693)

Spaniard0.3%(147)

Central American0.2%(97)

Guatemalan0.1%(61)

Dominican0.1%(56)

South American0.1%(51)

Argentine0.1%(32)

Honduran0%(27)

Nicaraguan0%(9)

Peruvian0%(7)

Venezuelan0%(7)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0%(5)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(112)

Filipino0.1%(47)

Vietnamese0.1%(32)

Chinese0%(19)

Indonesian0%(15)

Thai0%(9)

Laotian0%(5)

Ancestry

German27.4%(16,001)

English15%(8,754)

Irish10.9%(6,334)

American5.4%(3,134)

Italian4.2%(2,471)

Polish2.3%(1,344)

Scottish1.7%(983)

Dutch1.4%(835)

French1.3%(787)

Hungarian0.9%(517)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(472)

Swiss0.8%(458)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.6%(324)

Czech0.5%(300)

Welsh0.5%(271)

British0.3%(182)

Danish0.3%(174)

Swedish0.2%(127)

Russian0.2%(120)

Romanian0.2%(110)

Subsaharan African0.2%(106)

Norwegian0.2%(98)

Portuguese0.1%(67)

French Canadian0.1%(44)

Belgian0.1%(39)

Slovene0.1%(35)

Finnish0.1%(32)

Greek0.1%(31)

Croatian0.1%(30)

Nigerian0%(29)

Lithuanian0%(20)

Arab0%(19)

Austrian0%(18)

Australian0%(12)

Lebanese0%(11)

Bulgarian0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Egyptian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married33.4%(7,811)

Married51.5%(12,032)

Widowed3.9%(904)

Divorced11.3%(2,635)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(5,880)

Married49.5%(11,763)

Widowed12.1%(2,881)

Divorced13.7%(3,246)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% 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)27.3%(803)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(473)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(1,037)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,941 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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