68.9% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
18.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English less than very well).
12.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
89.7% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English less than very well).
5.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
22.2% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
63.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
14.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
16.4% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
50.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English less than very well).
33.4% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
87.7% (42,134)
Foreign born:
14.5% (1,436)
White - Speak another language
Native:
12.3% (5,916)
Foreign born:
85.5% (8,494)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
89.8% (6,663)
Foreign born:
47.8% (1,201)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
10.2% (753)
Foreign born:
52.2% (1,309)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
80.9% (318)
Foreign born:
14.3% (305)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
21.9% (86)
Foreign born:
85.1% (1,820)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
71.2% (1,884)
Foreign born:
100.0% (3,716)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
14.5% (145)
Foreign born:
100.0% (262)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
91.8% (40,135)
Foreign born:
29.2% (1,436)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
8.2% (3,570)
Foreign born:
70.8% (3,479)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
59.1% (4,391)
Foreign born:
100.0% (9,154)
16,800 residents are foreign born (11.8% Latin America, 5.0% Europe, 2.7% Asia).
This city:
20.3%
Connecticut:
10.9%
Median age by place of birth - Norwalk
Place of birth - Norwalk White
Place of birth - Norwalk Black or African American
Place of birth - Norwalk Asian
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: 34.6%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 9.8%
Divorced: 11.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
86.9% (962)
Unmarried:
13.1% (145)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.4% (6,987)
Unmarried:
48.6% (6,611)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 52.2%
Now married: 46.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 1.2%
Females:
Never married: 40.1%
Now married: 30.8%
Separated: 10.7%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 14.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
31.5% (8)
Unmarried:
63.6% (16)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.7% (1,167)
Unmarried:
65.0% (2,183)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 130.2%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 123.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
94.6% (86)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 76.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.1%
Females:
Never married: 27.6%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.4%
Divorced: 11.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
104.2% (34)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.7% (554)
Unmarried:
41.5% (392)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (13)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 43.6%
Now married: 46.5%
Separated: 6.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.9%
Females:
Never married: 31.1%
Now married: 46.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 16.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
94.8% (130)
Unmarried:
11.3% (15)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.5% (692)
Unmarried:
60.3% (1,007)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.0%
Now married: 51.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.4%
Females:
Never married: 44.2%
Now married: 29.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 24.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.2% (15)
Unmarried:
59.8% (26)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.7% (88)
Unmarried:
73.3% (250)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.9%
Now married: 55.3%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 8.9%
Females:
Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 9.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
86.3% (912)
Unmarried:
13.7% (145)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.7% (5,605)
Unmarried:
48.3% (5,240)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 47.7%
Now married: 40.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 10.3%
Females:
Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 37.7%
Separated: 13.2%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 23.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (92)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.5% (1,993)
Unmarried:
58.5% (2,807)
Ancestries in Norwalk (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 26,673 (32.2%)
Italian - 16,397 (19.8%)
Irish - 12,257 (14.8%)
German - 6,739 (8.1%)
English - 6,374 (7.7%)
Polish - 4,102 (4.9%)
West Indian - 3,070 (3.7%)
United States - 2,531 (3.1%)
Hungarian - 2,259 (2.7%)
Greek - 1,691 (2.0%)
Russian - 1,620 (2.0%)
French - 1,614 (1.9%)
Scottish - 1,261 (1.5%)
French Canadian - 954 (1.2%)
Swedish - 914 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish - 752 (0.9%)
Norwegian - 688 (0.8%)
Dutch - 613 (0.7%)
Subsaharan African - 583 (0.7%)
Ukrainian - 470 (0.6%)
Czech - 466 (0.6%)
Lithuanian - 359 (0.4%)
Slovak - 331 (0.4%)
Welsh - 267 (0.3%)
Arab - 247 (0.3%)
Danish - 230 (0.3%)
Portuguese - 194 (0.2%)
Swiss - 125 (0.2%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 57,242 (94.0%)
Black or African American: 10,078 (94.7%)
Asian: 2,089 (78.8%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 26 (100.0%)
Other race: 5,882 (85.8%)
Two or more races: 1,459 (89.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 47,477 (93.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 16,993 (85.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 2,257 (3.7%)
Black or African American: 445 (4.2%)
Asian: 262 (9.9%)
Other race: 688 (10.0%)
Two or more races: 127 (7.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,949 (3.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,084 (10.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 106 (0.2%)
Black or African American: 58 (0.5%)
Asian: 14 (0.5%)
Other race: 44 (0.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 106 (0.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 57 (0.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
20.3%
10.9%