Norwalk is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 82,951 people and 22 constituent neighborhoods, Norwalk is the sixth largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns, Norwalk isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Norwalk are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norwalk is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwalk who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.13%), management occupations (12.56%), and sales jobs (11.77%).

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.

Of important note, Norwalk is also a town 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.

One thing noticeable about Norwalk, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Norwalk is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Norwalk a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Norwalk is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the nice things about Norwalk is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Norwalk Information and Demographics

The citizens of Norwalk are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.21% of adults in Norwalk have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Norwalk in 2000 was $31,781, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,124 for a family of four.

Norwalk is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Norwalk home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Norwalk is White, followed by 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 15.57% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Norwalk include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

In addition, Norwalk has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.25%).

The most common language spoken in Norwalk is English. Some people also speak Spanish.