Demographics of Norwalk city, Connecticut

Norwalk city, Connecticut had 94,508 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,582 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norwalk city, in four figures

94,508
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 92,187 ±70.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +3,582 people.; 40.6 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $107,616 ±$6,938
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Norwalk city, Connecticut's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norwalk city, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Norwalk city, Connecticut's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norwalk city, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	90,926	100.0	100.0
2021	91,499	100.6	100.2
2022	91,778	100.9	100.7
2023	93,204	102.5	101.6
2024	93,716	103.1	102.5
2025	94,508	103.9	103.1

Population of Norwalk city, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	90,926	—
2021	91,499	+573
2022	91,778	+279
2023	93,204	+1,426
2024	93,716	+512
2025	94,508	+792

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±1.0: for men 37.6 ±1.1 and for women 42.6 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norwalk city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	4,925 ±682	5.3% ±0.7	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,424 ±883	13.5% ±1.0	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,220 ±881	7.8% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	26,834 ±1,307	29.1% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,152 ±1,253	27.3% ±1.4	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,632 ±948	17.0% ±1.0	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $107,616 ±$6,938, and income per person $61,397 ±$2,493, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Norwalk city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	3,974 ±575	11.0% ±1.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,471 ±638	12.4% ±1.8	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,633 ±648	12.9% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,798 ±504	10.5% ±1.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,772 ±779	18.8% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,358 ±502	12.1% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,005 ±649	22.2% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Norwalk city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	8,341 ±1,315	9.1% ±1.4	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,161 ±463	12.7% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,201 ±814	7.9% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,979 ±465	9.2% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Norwalk city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norwalk city	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	38,129 ±753	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±0.8	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±1.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.6% ±1.8	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.4% ±2.3	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$558,000 ±$21,287	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,073 ±$87	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Norwalk city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29,469 ±1,882	32.0% ±2.0	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,387 ±1,963	42.7% ±2.1	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,650 ±1,875	17.0% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,963 ±738	4.3% ±0.8	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 156	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	176 to 878	0.2% to 1.0%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,117 ±662	3.4% ±0.7	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Norwalk city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	37,432 ±1,620	40.6% ±1.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,315 ±1,720	27.5% ±1.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,810 ±405	2.0% ±0.4	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	27,630 ±1,883	30.0% ±2.0	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,979 ±1,026	15.2% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,651 ±1,534	14.8% ±1.7	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Norwalk city among the places and towns of Connecticut

6th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Norwalk city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bridgeport city	149,153 ±70
Stamford city	137,144 ±48
New Haven city	134,349 ±55
Hartford city	121,127 ±49
Waterbury city	114,869 ±48
Norwalk city	92,187 ±70
Danbury city	87,263 ±40
New Britain city	74,223 ±58
Greenwich town	63,856 ±58
West Hartford CDP	63,620 ±37
Fairfield town	63,416 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Norwalk city, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 7 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 9 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 37 Places in Connecticut by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026