Ohio · Census place 57302
Norwalk, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk, OH — Census place “Norwalk city”) is 17,054 residents, ranking #112 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $58,940, the median home is worth $156,000 and median gross rent runs $804 a month. Looking for the Norwalk Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Norwalk, OH: 44857.
- Population
- 17,054Norwalk city residents
- Median household income
- $58,940Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $804Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.5%Owner-occupied households
Norwalk ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Norwalk.
The Norwalk OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Norwalk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Norwalk city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15% of residents and 64.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Norwalk city, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Norwalk city is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 17,054 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #112 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Norwalk city earn a median of $58,940 a year, 25% below the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Norwalk city is valued at $156,000, 48.6% below the national figure and 7% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $804 a month, 42.8% below the national figure, or roughly $9,648 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Fairview Park city 17,049
- Aurora city 17,386
- Defiance city 16,830
- Streetsboro city 17,514
- Mount Vernon city 16,802
- Eastlake city 17,538
- Bay Village city 15,992
- New Philadelphia city 17,563
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Norwalk city?
- Norwalk city has 17,054 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #112 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Norwalk city?
- Median household income in Norwalk city is $58,940 a year, 25% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Norwalk city?
- Median gross rent is $804 a month and the median home value is $156,000, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
- Is Norwalk city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Norwalk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Norwalk city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.