|
Population: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
|
+54
|
+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
|
0.2
|
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
|
17,520
|
18,940
|
20,280
|
+1,340
|
+7.1
|
60.1
|
|
Renter-occupied
|
10,789
|
11,620
|
12,431
|
+811
|
+7.0
|
36.8
|
|
Vacancy units
|
1,092
|
1,664
|
1,042
|
-622
|
-37.4
|
3.1
|
|
Vacancy rate
|
3.7%
|
5.1%
|
3.2%
|
-1.9%
|
+112.3
|
|
|
Rental vacancy rate
|
|
5.8%
|
2.9%
|
-2.9%
|
|
|
Effective Buying Income*
|
Area
|
Median Household
|
% 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 & over |
Major Commercial Employers
| Name |
Nature of Business |
| A.B.B. |
U.S. HQ; Engineering |
| Act Media |
In-store Promotional Advertising |
| Beiersdorf, Inc. |
Nivea Skin Care Products & Surgical Dressing |
| Crown Theatres |
Movie Theater Entertainment |
| Hewitt Associates |
Actuarial Consulting |
| Fort James |
Regional Headquarters; Consumer Paper Products |
| Stew Leonard's |
World's Largest Dairy Store |
| M.B.I., Inc. |
Direct Mail Marketing |
| Micro Warehouse, Inc. |
Mail Order Computers |
| Northrop Grumman Norden Systems |
Radar & Electronic Systems |
| Olin Corporation |
Corp. HQ; Scientific Instruments, Manufacturing |
| Arch Chemicals |
Manufacturers of Chemicals |
| Pepperidge Farm, Inc |
Corporate HQ & Bakery |
| Applera Corporation |
Corp. HQ; Life Science Technology |
| Reed Exhibition Co. |
Tradeshow Exhibition |
| Swank, Inc./Crestine Div. |
Leather Goods Manufacturing |
| Trafalgar, Ltd. |
Leather Goods Manufacturing |
| Trans-Lux Corporation |
Corp. HQ & Manufacturing |
| U.S. Surgical Corporation |
Surgical Supplies |
| Vectron Laboratories |
Crystal Oscillators |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
U.S. HQ; Airline and Leisure Company |
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