Norwalk, IA
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None of the households in Norwalk, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
Most people in Norwalk, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Norwalk, IA was 2 cars per household.
The economy of Norwalk, IA employs 7.35k people. The largest industries in Norwalk, IA are Finance & Insurance (1,270 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,049 people), and Educational Services (874 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($96,172), Public Administration ($85,636), and Finance & Insurance ($85,571).
Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Norwalk, IA, are Management Occupations (1,009 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (730 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (723 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Norwalk, IA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Norwalk, IA, are Finance & Insurance (1,270 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,049 people), and Educational Services (874 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Norwalk, IA, though some of these residents may live in Norwalk, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($185,026), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,080), and Information ($85,625).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($86,413), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,679), and Manufacturing ($54,750).
As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).
Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in Norwalk, IA have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Norwalk, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Norwalk, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Norwalk, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Norwalk, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 76.9% of workers in Norwalk, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (4.24%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Norwalk, IA have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.63% of the workforce in Norwalk, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Norwalk, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Norwalk, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Norwalk, IA have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Norwalk, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Norwalk, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
N/A% of the population of Norwalk, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Warren County, IA see 1802 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.01% increase from the previous year (1716 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2670 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4108 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Warren County, IA see an average of 1,802 patients per year. This represents a 5.01% increase from the previous year (1,716 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Warren County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Norwalk, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
