Norwalk

Population & Demographics

Norwalk, CT

Norwalk is home to 92,187 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 45,572 resident workers commute each day.

ConnecticutCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
92,187
people
Population

92,187 residents

Median age 40.6 · 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
92,187
Median age
40.6yrs
Median household income
$107,616
Median home value
$558,000
Median gross rent
$2,073/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
44.8%
Poverty rate
9.1%

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).

White42.7%
Hispanic or Latino32.0%
Black17.0%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races3.4%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Norwalk at a glance
Employed Residents
45,572
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Stamford
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

51 / 100

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

Norwalk

45,572 commutes, one dot at a time

Norwalk

Where 45,572 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Norwalk0.0 mi10,136
2Stamford6.8 mi6,408
3New York38.1 mi6,072
4Greenwich12.4 mi1,352
5Bridgeport12.9 mi1,153
6Danbury20.2 mi887
7South Wilton4.1 mi788
8New Canaan4.3 mi627

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Norwalk.

1Norwalk0.0 mi10,136
2Stamford6.8 mi3,763
3Bridgeport12.9 mi2,842
4Danbury20.2 mi950
5New York38.1 mi907
6Shelton20.4 mi723
7West Haven26.3 mi524
8Milford city (balance)20.3 mi414

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 Assistance16.0%
RTRetail Trade13.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.5%
EDEducational Services7.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.0%
FIFinance and Insurance6.5%
WSWholesale Trade5.3%
INInformation5.0%
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 Gbps100%
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