Norwalk, CT Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	82,951	100.0

Male	40,481	48.8
Female	42,470	51.2

Under 5 years	5,689	6.9
5 to 9 years	5,373	6.5
10 to 14 years	4,724	5.7
15 to 19 years	4,028	4.9
20 to 24 years	4,332	5.2
25 to 34 years	14,644	17.7
35 to 44 years	14,809	17.9
45 to 54 years	11,007	13.3
55 to 59 years	4,354	5.2
60 to 64 years	3,390	4.1
65 to 74 years	5,704	6.9
75 to 84 years	3,632	4.4
85 years and over	1,265	1.5

Median age (years)	36.6	(X)

18 years and over	64,641	77.9
Male	30,877	37.2
Female	33,764	40.7
21 years and over	62,445	75.3
62 years and over	12,502	15.1
65 years and over	10,601	12.8
Male	4,363	5.3
Female	6,238	7.5

RACE
One race	80,506	97.1
White	61,339	73.9
Black or African American	12,663	15.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	174	0.2
Asian	2,699	3.3
Asian Indian	1,132	1.4
Chinese	696	0.8
Filipino	341	0.4
Japanese	69	0.1
Korean	147	0.2
Vietnamese	64	0.1
Other Asian ¹	250	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40	0.0
Native Hawaiian	10	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	8	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	17	0.0
Some other race	3,591	4.3
Two or more races	2,445	2.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	63,158	76.1
Black or African American	13,546	16.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	486	0.6
Asian	3,064	3.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	110	0.1
Some other race	5,206	6.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	82,951	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	12,966	15.6
Mexican	1,897	2.3
Puerto Rican	2,978	3.6
Cuban	191	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,900	9.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,985	84.4
White alone	53,324	64.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	82,951	100.0
In households	82,086	99.0
Householder	32,711	39.4
Spouse	15,662	18.9
Child	22,638	27.3
Own child under 18 years	16,264	19.6
Other relatives	5,772	7.0
Under 18 years	1,761	2.1
Nonrelatives	5,303	6.4
Unmarried partner	1,759	2.1
In group quarters	865	1.0
Institutionalized population	527	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	338	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	32,711	100.0
Family households (families)	20,963	64.1
With own children under 18 years	9,338	28.5
Married-couple family	15,662	47.9
With own children under 18 years	6,835	20.9
Female householder, no husband present	3,994	12.2
With own children under 18 years	2,087	6.4
Nonfamily households	11,748	35.9
Householder living alone	9,223	28.2
Householder 65 years and over	2,834	8.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	10,342	31.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,627	23.3

Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	33,753	100.0
Occupied housing units	32,711	96.9
Vacant housing units	1,042	3.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	193	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	32,711	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	20,280	62.0
Renter-occupied housing units	12,431	38.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.61	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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