Norwalk

Population & Demographics

Norwalk, CA

Norwalk is home to 99,789 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 49,557 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
99,789
people
Population

99,789 residents

Median age 37.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Norwalk population & demographics

Who lives in Norwalk — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
99,789
Median age
37.3yrs
Median household income
$100,085
Median home value
$644,700
Median gross rent
$2,090/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.3%
Poverty rate
9.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Norwalk

How Norwalk breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino70.4%
Asian12.9%
White10.3%
Black3.8%
Two or more races1.2%
Some other race1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Norwalk

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Norwalk.

Norwalk at a glance
Employed Residents
49,557
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Norwalk proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Norwalk commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

45 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Norwalk

49,557 commutes, one dot at a time

Norwalk

Where 49,557 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Norwalk, by worker count.

1Los Angeles20.8 mi7,243
2Norwalk0.0 mi3,051
3Long Beach8.5 mi2,394
4Santa Fe Springs2.3 mi2,326
5Anaheim11.8 mi2,105
6Cerritos2.8 mi1,530
7Downey3.5 mi1,236
8Irvine23.2 mi932

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Norwalk.

1Norwalk0.0 mi3,051
2Los Angeles20.8 mi2,099
3Long Beach8.5 mi1,520
4Downey3.5 mi822
5Anaheim11.8 mi789
6La Mirada4.3 mi631
7Bellflower2.8 mi619
8Whittier5.3 mi510

Top industries

The sectors that employ Norwalk’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services18.7%
EDEducational Services15.4%
RTRetail Trade13.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
MFManufacturing3.7%
WSWholesale Trade3.7%
COConstruction3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Norwalk

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Norwalk

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