Population Trends: Local, Regional & State
|
Year |
City of Norwalk |
Fairfield County |
State of CT |
|
1980 |
77,767 |
807,143 |
3,107,576 |
|
1990 |
78,331 |
827,542 |
3,287,116 |
|
2000 |
82,951 |
882,567 |
3,405,565 |
City of Norwalk Population Data: 1980 - 2000
|
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
+/- |
% Change |
% of Total |
|
Total |
77,767 |
78,331 |
82,951 |
+4,620 |
+5.9 |
100.0 |
|
White |
64,271 |
62,106 |
61,339 |
-767 |
-1.2 |
74.0 |
|
Black |
10,838 |
12,123 |
12,663 |
+540 |
+4.4 |
15.3 |
|
Other |
1,904 |
2,712 |
3,591 |
+879 |
+32.4 |
4.3 |
|
Asian |
674 |
1,290 |
2,739 |
+1,449 |
+112.3 |
3.3 |
|
Multiracial |
- |
- |
2,445 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
|
American Indian |
80 |
100 |
174 |
+74 |
+74 |
0.2 |
Household Characteristics: 1980 - 2000
|
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
+/- |
% Change |
% of Total |
|
Total Households |
28,309 |
30,560 |
32,711 |
+2151 |
+7.0 |
100.0 |
|
Family Households |
20,618 |
20.444 |
20.963 |
+519 |
+2.5 |
64.1 |
|
Married Couples |
16,663 |
15,826 |
15,662 |
-164 |
-1.0 |
47.9 |
|
Female Head of Household |
3,216 |
3,556 |
3,994 |
+438 |
+12.3 |
12.2 |
|
Non-family Households |
7,691 |
10,116 |
11,748 |
+1,632 |
+16.1 |
35.9 |
|
Householder Living Alone |
6,352 |
7,802 |
9,223 |
+1,421 |
+18.2 |
28.2 |
|
65 Yrs. & Older |
2,112 |
2,545 |
2,834 |
+289 |
+11.4 |
8.6 |
|
Female |
- |
1,965 |
- |
|
|
|
|
Persons per Household |
2.73 |
2.53 |
2.51 |
-.02 |
-.80 |
- |
|
Persons per Family |
3.25 |
3.08 |
3.10 |
+.02 |
|
|
Housing Characteristics: 1980 - 2000
|
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
+/- |
% Change |
% of Total |
|
Total Housing Units |
29,448 |
32,224 |
33,753 |
+1,529 |
+9.4 |
100.0 |
|
Owner-occupied units |
17,520 |
18,940 |
20,280 |
+1,340 |
+7.1 |
62 |
|
Renter-occupied units |
10,789 |
11,620 |
12,431 |
+811 |
+7.0 |
38 |
|
Vacant units |
1,092 |
1,664 |
1,042 |
-622 |
-37.4 |
3.1 |
|
Vacancy rate |
3.7% |
5.1% |
3.2% |
-1.9% |
|
|
|
Rental vacancy rate |
- |
5.8% |
2.9% |
-2.9% |
|
|
Effective Buying Income
|
Area |
Median Household |
% of Households by EBI Group |
||||
|
(EBI) |
A |
B |
C |
D |
||
|
City of Norwalk |
41,113 |
12.9 |
19.9 |
17.7 |
40.3 |
|
|
Bridgeport Stamford Norwalk Danbury MSA |
42,568 |
12.9 |
18.3 |
16.5 |
42.8 |
|
|
State of CT |
36,407 |
15.0 |
22.1 |
19.2 |
32.9 |
|
|
United States |
25,976 |
21.1 |
25.9 |
16.7 |
18.6 |
|
|
Group A: $10,00-$19,999; Group B: $20,00-$34,999; Group C: $35,00-$49,999; Group D: $50,00+ |
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Major Commercial Employers
|
Name |
Nature of Business |
|
A.B.B. |
U.S. HQ; Engineering |
|
Act Media |
In-store Promotional Advertising |
|
Applera Corporation |
Corp. HQ; Scientific instruments manufacturing |
|
Beiersdorf, Inc. |
Nivea Skin Care Products & Surgical Dressing |
|
Trilegiant (formerly Cendant) |
Membership Direct Marketing services |
|
Crown Theatres |
Movie Theater Entertainment |
|
Hewitt Associates |
Actuarial Consulting |
|
Fort James/Georgia Pacific |
Regional Headquarters; Consumer Paper Products |
|
Kodak Polychrome Graphics |
Corporate HQ; Graphic arts supply |
|
Stew Leonard's |
World's Largest Dairy Store |
|
M.B.I., Inc. |
Direct Mail Marketing |
|
Micro Warehouse, Inc. |
Mail Order Computers |
|
Modem Media |
Internet advertising agency |
|
Northrop Grumman Norden Division |
Radar & Electronic Systems |
|
Olin Corporation |
Corp. HQ; Scientific Instruments, Manufacturing |
|
Pepperidge Farm, Inc |
Corporate HQ & Bakery |
|
Priceline.com |
Corp. HQ; Internet services company |
|
R.T. Vanderbilt Co. |
Corporate HQ; Chemicals manufacturing |
|
Reed Exhibition Co. |
Tradeshow Exhibition |
|
Swank, Inc./Crestline Div. |
Leather Goods Manufacturing |
|
Trafalgar, Ltd. |
Leather Goods Manufacturing |
|
Trans-Lux Corporation |
Corp. HQ & Manufacturing |
|
U.S. Surgical Corporation |
Corp. HQ; Surgical Supplies |
|
Vectron Laboratories |
Crystal Oscillators |
|
Virgin Atlantic Airways |
U.S. HQ; Airline and Leisure Company |