Norwalk.
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Iowa·Warren County
3 tracts·14K people·$303K median·1,234/mi²
White 93 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0 · Black 0
Married couple 54 · Living alone 28 · Other 18
Health 35 · Retail 23 · Manufacturing 16 · Leisure 10 · Professional 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 19 · Service 14 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 74 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 7 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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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 $303,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Norwalk has 14,183 residents across 2 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 92.6% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Other and 0.1% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 38.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.2% (Census ACS).
Orchard Hills Elementary (84%) and Lakewood Elementary School (82%) lead the elementary schools; Norwalk Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (80%); Norwalk Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (80%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $838/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Norwalk is $102,722 a year, 19% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Norwalk, median rent is $838/month and the median home value is $303,100 (Census ACS).
Norwalk reported 0.5 violent crimes and 4.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Norwalk are drought (89), lightning (86) and strong wind (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Norwalk, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).