ZIP 06851 · Norwalk
Who lives in ZIP code 06851 (Norwalk, CT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Norwalk, CT · Western Connecticut Planning Region
uszips 2026
People27,865
Median age43.2
Household income$111,341
Home value$582,624
Median rent$2,071/mo
Poverty8.1%
College degree+46.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,400 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,348
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 83.6% are adults.
Household income
54.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,241.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
28.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.4%
- Never married
- 34.2%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 67.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.2%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 7.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.