What percentage of people rent in Norwalk, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Norwalk, CT, 2020–2024
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44.4% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Norwalk, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 15,983 renting households against 20,028 that own their home.

In Norwalk, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 44.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.4% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 15,983 (±891)
Median renter income: $72,424 (±$9,517)

Who rents and who owns in Norwalk

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Norwalk	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.4% (±2.1 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	15,983 (±891)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	20,028 (±789)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,424 (±$9,517)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$138,164 (±$7,037)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Norwalk, the renter share is higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (33.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Norwalk ranks 3 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 15 of 169.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Norwalk has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.9% (±1.8 points)	44.4% (±2.1 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,685 (±$43)	$2,073 (±$87)	+23.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,769 (±$3,501)	$107,616 (±$6,938)	+25.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Norwalk

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Norwalk
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Norwalk	—	44.4% (±2.1 points)	—
Darien Downtown	2.8 mi	31.5% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Saugatuck	3.0 mi	15.5% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Tokeneke	3.5 mi	12.2% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Compo	4.1 mi	10.3% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Darien	4.2 mi	17.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Noroton Heights	4.2 mi	24.1% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Noroton	4.4 mi	28.5% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Westport	4.4 mi	11.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Darien Downtown, CT (31.5%), Saugatuck, CT (15.5%), Tokeneke, CT (12.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stamford	51.2% (±1.8 points)
2	Danbury	46.2% (±2.7 points)
3	Norwalk	44.4% (±2.1 points)
4	Greenwich	30.0% (±1.9 points)
5	Bethel	24.8% (±3.9 points)
6	New Milford	19.6% (±2.7 points)
7	Darien	17.6% (±3.4 points)
8	Ridgefield	16.5% (±2.7 points)
9	New Canaan	16.3% (±3.1 points)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Norwalk

How many renters are there in Norwalk?

Norwalk has an estimated 15,983 (±891) renting households, 44.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Norwalk?

In Norwalk, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 44.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Norwalk?

A renting household in Norwalk has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Norwalk?

The median renting household in Norwalk, CT has an income of $72,424 (±$9,517) a year, against $138,164 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Norwalk town, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:56060, in state:09 county:190).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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