Norwalk, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school33,920100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,6935.0
Kindergarten1,8685.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)15,72946.4
High school (grades 9-12)7,68922.7
College or graduate school6,94120.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over59,257100.0
Less than 9th grade10,97618.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma10,94218.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)15,68326.5
Some college, no degree11,85620.0
Associate degree3,4995.9
Bachelor's degree4,7998.1
Graduate or professional degree1,5022.5
Percent high school graduate or higher63.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over75,282100.0
Never married23,91931.8
Now married, except separated39,51652.5
Separated2,0632.7
Widowed4,3195.7
Female
3,5744.7
Divorced5,4657.3
Female
3,2934.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years5,624100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,66729.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over70,105100.0
Civilian veterans5,2437.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years28,882100.0
With a disability2,0777.2
Population 21 to 64 years55,614100.0
With a disability14,58226.2
Percent employed
54.2(X)
No disability41,03273.8
Percent employed
67.0(X)
Population 65 years and over8,870100.0
With a disability4,34048.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over94,380100.0
Same house in 199553,01056.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199537,64639.9
Same county
33,10035.1
Different county
4,5464.8
Same state
3,4613.7
Different state
1,0851.1
Elsewhere in 19953,7243.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population103,223100.0
Native65,64263.6
Born in United States
64,66162.6
State of residence
52,79251.1
Different state
11,86911.5
Born outside United States
9811.0
Foreign born37,58136.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
10,86810.5
Naturalized citizen
14,84514.4
Not a citizen
22,73622.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)37,581100.0
Europe5821.5
Asia9,13324.3
Africa2920.8
Oceania1360.4
Latin America27,15972.3
Northern America2790.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over94,380100.0
English only36,26538.4
Language other than English58,11561.6
Speak English less than 'very well
29,35431.1
Spanish
46,94949.7
Speak English less than "very well"
23,92625.4
Other Indo-European languages
1,9102.0
Speak English less than "very well"
6430.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8,9329.5
Speak English less than "very well"
4,6304.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population103,223100.0

Total ancestries reported

101,01197.9
Arab2200.2
Czech11780.2
Danish3040.3
Dutch7930.8
English3,2083.1
French (except Basque)11,1781.1
French Canadian12350.2
German4,4964.4
Greek1770.2
Hungarian2150.2
Irish13,0633.0
Italian1,5871.5
Lithuanian470.0
Norwegian5400.5
Polish7280.7
Portuguese3670.4
Russian2010.2
Scotch-Irish6120.6
Scottish4650.5
Slovak130.0
Subsaharan African2700.3
Swedish4080.4
Swiss560.1
Ukrainian260.0
United States or American2,3122.2
Welsh1940.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1560.2
Other ancestries78,96276.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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