People QuickFacts Norwalk Connecticut Population, 2011 estimate 86,460 3,580,709 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 85,603 3,574,097 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.0% 0.2% Population, 2010 85,603 3,574,097 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.9% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.0% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.8% 14.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.0% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 68.7% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 14.2% 10.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.8% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.8% 2.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 24.3% 13.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 55.7% 71.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 88.7% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 22.5% 13.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 30.6% 20.6% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.7% 88.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 39.1% 35.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 25.0 24.6  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 65.8% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 45.6% 34.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $479,400 $296,500 Households, 2006-2010 35,133 1,359,218 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.39 2.52 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $43,303 $36,775 Median household income 2006-2010 $76,161 $67,740 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 8.2% 9.2%     Business QuickFacts Norwalk Connecticut Total number of firms, 2007 11,658 332,150 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.6% 4.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.1% 4.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 991,215 58,404,898 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,929,681 107,917,037 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,164,161 52,165,480 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $26,094 $14,953 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 207,030 9,138,437     Geography QuickFacts Norwalk Connecticut Land area in square miles, 2010 22.86 4,842.36 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,744.7 738.1 FIPS Code 55990 09 Counties Fairfield County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts