32.4% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
61.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
6.3% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
73.4% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
23.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English less than very well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
16.3% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
78.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).
4.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
2.6% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
83.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English less than very well).
13.6% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
57.0% (16,321)
Foreign born:
2.0% (285)
White - Speak another language
Native:
43.0% (12,296)
Foreign born:
98.0% (13,986)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
96.9% (4,425)
Foreign born:
7.1% (23)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
3.1% (142)
Foreign born:
93.1% (300)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
25.5% (98)
Foreign born:
100.0% (39)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
64.9% (1,366)
Foreign born:
12.1% (604)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
35.1% (739)
Foreign born:
87.9% (4,389)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:
78.9% (31)
Foreign born:
100.0% (31)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
32.0% (7,416)
Foreign born:
0.3% (51)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
68.0% (15,732)
Foreign born:
99.7% (15,927)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
74.2% (1,456)
Foreign born:
3.2% (14)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
25.4% (498)
Foreign born:
97.9% (436)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
94.2% (11,306)
Foreign born:
24.4% (212)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
5.8% (692)
Foreign born:
75.6% (657)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
32.5% (13,283)
Foreign born:
0.4% (124)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
67.5% (27,597)
Foreign born:
99.6% (30,308)
37,581 residents are foreign born (26.3% Latin America, 8.8% Asia).
This city:
36.4%
California:
26.2%
Median age by place of birth - Norwalk
Place of birth - Norwalk White
Place of birth - Norwalk Black or African American
Place of birth - Norwalk American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Norwalk Asian
Place of birth - Norwalk Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Norwalk Other race
Place of birth - Norwalk Two or more races
Place of birth - Norwalk White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Norwalk Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Norwalk
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Norwalk
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Norwalk
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Norwalk
Place of birth by age - Norwalk
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.8%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 9.2%
Females:
Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 40.7%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 15.4%
Divorced: 11.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.2% (219)
Unmarried:
54.8% (266)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
47.8% (4,170)
Unmarried:
52.2% (4,560)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.4%
Now married: 34.4%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 2.4%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 54.2%
Now married: 24.7%
Separated: 5.7%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.9% (32)
Unmarried:
81.6% (133)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.1% (554)
Unmarried:
67.3% (1,160)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 53.1%
Now married: 41.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.7%
Females:
Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 24.2%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 35.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.6% (33)
Unmarried:
79.4% (116)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 62.2%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 8.3%
Females:
Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 43.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 20.1%
Divorced: 14.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
87.8% (98)
Unmarried:
10.8% (12)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
53.5% (1,817)
Unmarried:
46.3% (1,574)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 82.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 92.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
84.3% (4)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 47.3%
Now married: 44.7%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 0.8%
Divorced: 2.9%
Females:
Never married: 39.1%
Now married: 38.4%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 7.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.0% (796)
Unmarried:
35.0% (428)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.9% (4,446)
Unmarried:
60.1% (6,687)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.5%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 8.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 8.8%
Females:
Never married: 39.3%
Now married: 36.4%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 11.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (102)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.8% (192)
Unmarried:
60.2% (291)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.7%
Now married: 31.7%
Separated: 6.6%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 16.0%
Females:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 29.1%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 23.8%
Divorced: 13.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (87)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.3% (788)
Unmarried:
67.7% (1,652)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.8%
Now married: 45.6%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 1.3%
Divorced: 4.5%
Females:
Never married: 34.7%
Now married: 41.8%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 8.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.8% (1,117)
Unmarried:
35.2% (607)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.1% (7,880)
Unmarried:
55.9% (9,989)
Ancestries in Norwalk (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 78,962 (76.4%)
German - 4,496 (4.4%)
English - 3,208 (3.1%)
Irish - 3,063 (3.0%)
United States - 2,312 (2.2%)
Italian - 1,587 (1.5%)
French - 1,178 (1.1%)
Dutch - 793 (0.8%)
Polish - 728 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 612 (0.6%)
Norwegian - 540 (0.5%)
Scottish - 465 (0.5%)
Swedish - 408 (0.4%)
Portuguese - 367 (0.4%)
Danish - 304 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African - 270 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 235 (0.2%)
Arab - 220 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 215 (0.2%)
Russian - 201 (0.2%)
Welsh - 194 (0.2%)
Czech - 178 (0.2%)
Greek - 177 (0.2%)
West Indian - 156 (0.2%)
Swiss - 56 (0.05%)
Lithuanian - 47 (0.05%)
Ukrainian - 26 (0.03%)
Slovak - 13 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 39,728 (87.9%)
Black or African American: 4,797 (89.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 395 (90.4%)
Asian: 11,591 (84.8%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 65 (94.6%)
Other race: 21,496 (88.9%)
Two or more races: 2,383 (90.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 11,742 (90.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 63,030 (90.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 3,809 (8.4%)
Black or African American: 279 (5.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 34 (7.8%)
Asian: 1,271 (9.3%)
Other race: 2,288 (9.5%)
Two or more races: 201 (7.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 558 (4.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 5,479 (7.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 1,156 (2.6%)
Black or African American: 157 (2.9%)
Asian: 339 (2.5%)
Other race: 342 (1.4%)
Two or more races: 40 (1.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 483 (3.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 853 (1.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
36.4%
26.2%