Norwalk city, IA

Polk County, IA
Warren County, IA

2022 population: 13,057 ( 4,112 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.1 square miles
Population density: 565.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,411	95.05%	46.0%
Black:	127	0.97%	170.2%
Indian:	9	0.07%	18.2%
Asian:	33	0.25%	43.1%
2+ races:	302	2.31%	217.9%
Hispanic:	159	1.22%	30.3%

Total non-White:	646	4.95%	44.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,912	53.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	200	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,945
8,499	95.01%
47	0.53%
11	0.12%
58	0.65%
95	1.06%
228	2.55%
446	4.99%

2000
6,971
6,730	96.54%
25	0.36%
12	0.17%
17	0.24%
40	0.57%
147	2.11%
241	3.46%

1990
5,726
5,646	98.60%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
29	0.51%
n/a
50	0.87%
80	1.40%

1980
2,676
2,628	98.21%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
48	1.79%
n/a
0	0.00%
48	1.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,769	25.4
205	2.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,084	18.9
161	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,018	112.8
32	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwalk city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.6
3,578	27.4%
9,479	72.6%
1,622	12.4%

5,045
2.56

3,297	65.4%
2,688	81.5%
220	6.7%
1,748	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
34.3
2,697	30.2%
6,248	69.8%
782	8.7%

3,261
2.70

2,472	75.8%
1,994	80.7%
254	10.3%
789	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
2,210	31.7%
4,761	68.3%
496	7.1%

2,385
2.87

1,938	81.3%
1,608	83.0%
222	11.5%
447	18.7%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
1,957	34.2%
3,769	65.8%
417	7.3%

1,908
2.93

1,602	84.0%
1,380	86.1%
165	10.3%
306	16.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
937	35.0%
1,739	65.0%
198	7.4%

833
3.10

707	84.9%
620	87.7%
65	9.2%
126	15.1%

2022 Housing Data for Norwalk city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	149	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	142	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	140	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	76	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	116	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	59	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	187	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	96	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	179	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	414	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	395	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	683	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	588	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	439	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	725	14.4%
$200,000 or more	657	13.0%

Median Household Income	94,176
Per Capita Income	45,995

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	179	3.5%
Public Assistance	200	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	409	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,819	83.8%
Unemployed	199	2.4%
In Armed Forces	33	0.4%

Total Labor Force	7,051	86.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,084	13.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,598	2,203	54.1%
Non-Profit	200	472	29.8%
Self-Employed	280	342	45.0%

Local Government	236	335	41.3%
State Government	95	167	36.3%
Federal Government	78	59	56.9%

Total Private + Self	2,878	2,545	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	609	1,033	37.1%
Total	3,487	3,578	49.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,615	22.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,381	19.5%
Professional, Technical	1,754	24.8%
Service Occupations	941	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	0.3%
All others	1,383	19.6%

White Collar		67.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	1,181	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	980	13.9%
Educational services	695	9.8%
Retail trade	599	8.5%
Manufacturing	592	8.4%
Transportation and warehousing	524	7.4%
Construction	474	6.7%
Other services	362	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	282	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	276	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	264	3.7%
Wholesale trade	180	2.5%
Public administration	178	2.5%
Information	146	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	105	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	100	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	1.0%
Utilities	50	0.7%
Management	18	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	155	1.19%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.03%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	4	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	26	0.20%
Filipino	7	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,116	99.0%
Spanish	80	0.7%
Other Asian	26	0.2%
Other Indo-European	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,986	38.2%
English	1,886	14.4%
Irish	1,507	11.5%
Norwegian	659	5.0%
Italian	517	4.0%
Dutch	483	3.7%
Swedish	387	3.0%
American	375	2.9%
French	255	2.0%
European	211	1.6%
Danish	186	1.4%
Polish	166	1.3%
Scottish	154	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	144	1.1%
Welsh	123	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,057	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	12,966	99.3%
Foreign-born	91	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	0.3%	99	1.1%	2,279	26.0%	2,944	33.6%	2,276	26.0%	1,148	13.1%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	0.3%
9-12 Years	99	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,279	26.0%
Some College	2,944	33.6%
Bach. Degree	2,276	26.0%
Grad Degree	1,148	13.1%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +659	D +170	D + 6.9%
D +829
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,986	52.6%	Joe Biden (D)	2,567	45.2%	125	2.2%	5,678	-1	6	0.34%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	2,327	52.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,738	39.4%	349	7.9%	4,414	2	7	0.28%

2020 President, Norwalk city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,567

45.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,986

52.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,678

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Norwalk city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,738

39.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,327

52.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

220

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Other

112

2.5%

TOTAL

4,414

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norwalk city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	57%	Joni Ernst* (R)	2,985	53.1%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	2,502	44.5%	138 [+]	2.5%	5,625	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 100 (1.8%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 35 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	46%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,132	51.0%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,965	47.0%	83 [+]	2.0%	4,180	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 66 (1.6%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 16 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	52%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,800	64.6%	Patty Judge (D)	1,369	31.6%	166 [+]	3.8%	4,335	5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 122 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 44 (1.0%);
2014	S2	37%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,694	59.0%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,070	37.3%	108 [+]	3.8%	2,872	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 59 (2.1%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 24 (0.8%); Bob Quast (I) 14 (0.5%); Ruth Smith (I) 10 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	37%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,824	63.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	922	32.1%	124 [+]	4.3%	2,870	5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 65 (2.3%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 35 (1.2%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 21 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,224
Median Value	$259,500

Occupied	5,045	96.6%
Vacant	179	3.4%

Owned	4,239	84.0%
Rented	806	16.0%
Median Rent	$956

Single-Family Units	4,468	85.5%
Detached	3,817	73.1%
Attached	651	12.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	521	10.0%
Mobile Homes	26	0.5%

Norwalk city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwalk city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Norwalk city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norwalk city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Norwalk city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norwalk city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Norwalk city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Norwalk city, IA