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 93,661 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norwalk is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norwalk is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwalk who work in management occupations (12.87%), office and administrative support (10.03%), and sales jobs (9.73%). Of important note, Norwalk is also a city of artists. Norwalk has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Norwalk’s character. 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: 15.15% 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. Norwalk is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Norwalk is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Norwalk area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Norwalk are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.76% 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 $61,397, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $245,588 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 31.97% 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: 29.97%. The most common language spoken in Norwalk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
