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Norwalk, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $586,800 (it was $249,300 in 2000)
Norwalk:

$586,800
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $407,300 - $769,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $671,092
Here:

$671,092
State:

$503,946

Townhouses or other attached units: $443,066
Here:

$443,066
State:

$304,959

In 2-unit structures: $368,186
Here:

$368,186
State:

$304,133

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $443,080
Here:

$443,080
State:

$272,970

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $277,935
Here:

$277,935
State:

$249,308

Total population: 88,145 (Urban population: 82,951, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 38,917 (36,149 occupied: 19,153 owner occupied, 16,996 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

34%

Housing density: 1,706 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,673,521.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,688 (lower quartile is $1,212, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $930


Median gross rent in Norwalk, CT in 2022: $1,840

Housing units in Norwalk with a mortgage: 13,518 (2,088 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 1,619 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $156,556

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $93,576

Median monthly housing costs: $2,118

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Norwalk, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 91,381
  • Male householders: 17,068 (4,386 living alone), Female householders: 19,081 (6,682 living alone)
  • 16,301 spouses (16,089 opposite-sex spouses), 2,993 unmarried partners, (2,819 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,130 children (23,311 natural, 157 adopted, 662 stepchildren), 376 grandchildren, 1,758 brothers or sisters, 2,366 parents, 0 foster children, 4,126 other relatives, 2,669 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 513

Size of family households: 10,335 2-persons, 4,913 3-persons, 3,103 4-persons, 2,595 5-persons, 1,155 6-persons, 681 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,068 1-person, 1,925 2-persons, 305 3-persons, 69 4-persons.

10,654 married couples with children.
4,312 single-parent households (1,228 men, 3,084 women).

62.3% of residents of Norwalk speak English at home.
27.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
8.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 27,301 (29.9%)
(41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4341 bedroom
  • 3,7002 bedrooms
  • 7,9433 bedrooms
  • 6,2194 bedrooms
  • 8575+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 1,259no bedroom
  • 7,4801 bedroom
  • 5,0782 bedrooms
  • 2,4223 bedrooms
  • 5364 bedrooms
  • 2215+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Norwalk in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Norwalk in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,039no vehicle
  • 3,9371 vehicle
  • 7,8682 vehicles
  • 4,4433 vehicles
  • 9914 vehicles
  • 8755+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Norwalk in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Norwalk in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,437no vehicle
  • 8,2651 vehicle
  • 5,2132 vehicles
  • 5983 vehicles
  • 1584 vehicles
  • 3255+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 4863 rooms
  • 1,6584 rooms
  • 2,2335 rooms
  • 4,6196 rooms
  • 3,1107 rooms
  • 2,8128 rooms
  • 4,2359+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 1,2111 room
  • 2,8202 rooms
  • 3,8323 rooms
  • 4,2654 rooms
  • 2,1045 rooms
  • 1,4226 rooms
  • 4347 rooms
  • 1838 rooms
  • 7259+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Norwalk, CT
  • Norwalk, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Norwalk, CT in 2022
  • 1,197Less than $10,000
  • 2,985$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,307$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,336$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,335$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,518$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,885$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,717$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,233$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,668$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,066$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,902$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Norwalk, CT

  • Distribution of house value in Norwalk, CT in 2022
  • 300Less than $10,000
  • 15$10,000 to $14,999
  • 86$20,000 to $24,999
  • 117$25,000 to $29,999
  • 18$30,000 to $34,999
  • 7$35,000 to $39,999
  • 50$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$70,000 to $79,999
  • 13$80,000 to $89,999
  • 11$90,000 to $99,999
  • 103$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16$125,000 to $149,999
  • 104$150,000 to $174,999
  • 120$175,000 to $199,999
  • 515$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,112$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,185$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,684$400,000 to $499,999
  • 6,774$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,602$750,000 to $999,999
  • 861$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 448$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 392$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Norwalk, CT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Norwalk, CT in 2022
  • 296Less than $100
  • 113$100 to $149
  • 123$150 to $199
  • 158$200 to $249
  • 69$250 to $299
  • 149$300 to $349
  • 219$350 to $399
  • 101$400 to $449
  • 35$450 to $499
  • 343$500 to $549
  • 281$550 to $599
  • 55$600 to $649
  • 68$650 to $699
  • 85$700 to $749
  • 114$750 to $799
  • 186$800 to $899
  • 290$900 to $999
  • 1,603$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,632$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,245$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,582$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,414$2,500 to $2,999
  • 570$3,000 to $3,499
  • 706$3,500 or more
  • 547No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.4%
Number of people working at home: 7,213 (14.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,274
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,904
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,978
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7,427
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,039
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,395
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,321
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 357
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,647
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,381
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,284
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,809
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Norwalk

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 30,264 (67.4%)
  • Carpooled: 3,677 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 962 (2.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 96 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 507 (1.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 37 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 14 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 536 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 134 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 1,292 (2.9%)
  • Worked at home: 7,213 (16.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 12.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 7,9762010 or later
  • 8,4902000 to 2009
  • 4,8591990 to 1999
  • 4,2951980 to 1989
  • 2,2351970 to 1979
  • 3,036Before 1970
Ancestries in Norwalk, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 5,031 (10.2%)
  • Irish: 2,302 (4.7%)
  • Jamaican: 2,214 (4.5%)
  • American: 2,174 (4.4%)
  • Haitian: 1,956 (4.0%)
  • English: 1,409 (2.9%)
  • Polish: 962 (1.9%)
  • German: 812 (1.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 658 (1.3%)
  • Greek: 620 (1.3%)
  • European: 456 (0.9%)
  • Nigerian: 290 (0.6%)
  • African: 284 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 259 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 238 (0.5%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 228 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 191 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 172 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 161 (0.3%)
  • Ghanaian: 149 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 142 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 135 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 127 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 119 (0.2%)
  • French: 110 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 86 (0.2%)
  • Bahamian: 79 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 78 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 77 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 77 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 76 (0.2%)
  • British: 75 (0.2%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 69 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 66 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 63 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 61 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 60 (0.1%)
  • Barbadian: 60 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 53 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 47 (0.10%)
  • Croatian: 40 (0.08%)
  • Iranian: 39 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 32 (0.06%)
  • Guyanese: 29 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 29 (0.06%)
  • Ethiopian: 23 (0.05%)
  • Celtic: 23 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 20 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 20 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 20 (0.04%)
  • Syrian: 20 (0.04%)
  • Liberian: 19 (0.04%)
  • Latvian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 16 (0.03%)
  • Macedonian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 14 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 14 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 14 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 12 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 10 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 7 (0.01%)
  • South African: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras
Norwalk:

9.9% (2,818)
Connecticut:

1.3% (7,220)

Mexico
Norwalk:

9.3% (2,647)
Connecticut:

4.8% (25,802)

Colombia
Norwalk:

9.2% (2,633)
Connecticut:

3.3% (18,124)

Jamaica
Norwalk:

8.4% (2,405)
Connecticut:

7.5% (40,568)

Guatemala
Norwalk:

6.5% (1,867)
Connecticut:

3.2% (17,617)

Haiti
Norwalk:

5.9% (1,673)
Connecticut:

2.4% (12,881)

Dominican Republic
Norwalk:

5.2% (1,476)
Connecticut:

5.0% (27,361)

Ecuador
Norwalk:

4.5% (1,297)
Connecticut:

4.4% (24,026)

Costa Rica
Norwalk:

4.4% (1,267)
Connecticut:

0.5% (2,715)

India
Norwalk:

3.4% (964)
Connecticut:

7.3% (39,879)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Norwalk:

2.8% (788)
Connecticut:

4.4% (24,001)

Venezuela
Norwalk:

2.6% (739)
Connecticut:

0.7% (3,904)

Peru
Norwalk:

2.3% (651)
Connecticut:

2.5% (13,591)

Italy
Norwalk:

1.9% (552)
Connecticut:

2.8% (15,141)

Poland
Norwalk:

1.7% (489)
Connecticut:

4.0% (21,729)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37,659
  • Other state: 24,678
  • Northeast: 16,338
  • Midwest: 2,103
  • South: 5,673
  • West: 564

88.3% of Norwalk residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38.5% lived in Connecticut.


Norwalk:

88.3%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 684
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 44
  • 5th and 6th grade: 808
  • 7th and 8th grade: 687
  • 9th grade: 360
  • 10th grade: 39
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 377
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,810
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,368
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,130
  • Associate degree: 2,512
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,527
  • Master's degree: 4,447
  • Professional school degree: 711
  • Doctorate degree: 798
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 390
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 180
  • 5th and 6th grade: 724
  • 7th and 8th grade: 270
  • 9th grade: 196
  • 10th grade: 323
  • 11th grade: 70
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 418
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,009
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,480
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,174
  • Associate degree: 4,211
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,744
  • Master's degree: 4,729
  • Professional school degree: 889
  • Doctorate degree: 641
Educational Attainment for Females
Norwalk marital status for males
Norwalk marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 17,940
  • One, attached: 3,032
  • Two: 3,852
  • 3 or 4: 4,707
  • 5 to 9: 1,731
  • 10 to 19: 1,738
  • 20 to 49: 2,671
  • 50 or more: 3,130
  • Mobile homes: 116
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Norwalk
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Norwalk, CT
  • 46.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 33.2%Utility gas
  • 14.2%Electricity
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Norwalk, CT
  • 43.3%Utility gas
  • 35.3%Electricity
  • 15.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 382
Here:

5.6%
Connecticut:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 897
Here:

19.1%
Connecticut:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,810
Here:

36.7%
Connecticut:

35.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability