Norwalk is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 6,971 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Norwalk is the 54th largest community in Iowa.

Norwalk is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Norwalk is a city 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 (22.40%), management occupations (9.05%), and sales jobs (8.92%).

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.

Norwalk is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Norwalk's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Norwalk is a very car-oriented city. 99.04% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Norwalk is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Norwalk has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small city, Norwalk does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Norwalk Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Norwalk citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.09% of adults in Norwalk have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Norwalk in 2000 was $21,895, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,580 for a family of four. However, Norwalk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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. Important ancestries of people in Norwalk include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Dutch, and Italian.

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