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 92,458 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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Norwalk telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One thing noticeable about Norwalk, although not a huge city, 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.

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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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: 42.63% 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 $57,389, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,556 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 30.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Norwalk include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Norwalk's cultural character, accounting for 29.94% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Norwalk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.