One downside of living in Norwalk is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Norwalk, the average commute to work is 30.57 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Norwalk are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.33% of adults in Norwalk having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Norwalk in 2022 was $31,989, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,956 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Norwalk, accounting for 69.48% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Norwalk residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Norwalk include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Norwalk's cultural character, accounting for 32.56% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Norwalk is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
