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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk profile


Living in Norwalk



Norwalk is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 91,401 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Norwalk is the sixth largest community in Connecticut.

Norwalk home prices are not only among the most expensive in Connecticut, but Norwalk real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Norwalk is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Norwalk a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the nice things about Norwalk is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Norwalk is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Norwalk, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Norwalk are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.63% of adults in Norwalk have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Norwalk in 2022 was $57,389, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,556 for a family of four. However, Norwalk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Norwalk is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norwalk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norwalk residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 30.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Norwalk include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Norwalk also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.94%.

The most common language spoken in Norwalk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.