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 91,401 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.Norwalk is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Norwalk is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norwalk who work in management occupations (12.41%), sales jobs (10.83%), and office and administrative support (9.62%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 of the nice things about Norwalk is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. For the size of the city, public transportation in Norwalk is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Norwalk, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of Norwalk ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Norwalk, 42.63% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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. Norwalk also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.94%. The most common language spoken in Norwalk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
