Norwalk is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 82,951 people and 22 constituent neighborhoods, Norwalk is the sixth largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norwalk is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norwalk is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwalk who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.13%), management occupations (12.56%), and sales jobs (11.77%).

Also of interest is that Norwalk has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Norwalk is also a town of artists. Norwalk has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Norwalk's character.

Another interesting thing about Norwalk, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Norwalk is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Norwalk are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Norwalk Information and Demographics

The citizens of Norwalk are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.21% of adults in Norwalk have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Norwalk in 2000 was $31,781, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,124 for a family of four.

Norwalk is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Norwalk home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Norwalk is White, followed by African-American. Norwalk also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.57% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Norwalk include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

In addition, Norwalk has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.25%).

The most common language spoken in Norwalk is English. Some people also speak Spanish.