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23 tracts·92K people·$558K median·4,028/mi²
White 43 · Hispanic 32 · Black 17 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 45 · Living alone 29 · Other 26
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 7
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 16 · Transit 7 · Walk 3 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Norwalk is $558,000 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Norwalk has 92,187 residents across 23 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 42.7% White, 32.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Black, 4.3% Asian, 3.4% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 44.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.1% (Census ACS).
Rowayton School (71%), Cranbury Elementary School (68%) and Concord Magnet School (67%) lead the elementary schools; Nathan Hale Middle School (61%), Roton Middle School (61%) and West Rocks Middle School (58%) lead the middle schools; Center for Global Studies (61%), P-TECH Norwalk (54%) and Norwalk High School (47%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,073/month, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Norwalk is $107,616 a year, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Norwalk, median rent is $2,073/month and the median home value is $558,000 (Census ACS).
Norwalk reported 1.1 violent crimes and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Norwalk are strong wind (64), inland flooding (63) and landslide (60), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Norwalk, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).