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Norwich, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Norwich is a Census city of 39,973 people across 28.06 square miles of land, in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $65,024, 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Norwich
What Norwich is
- Census place typecity
- Land area28.06 sq mi
- Water area1.34 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,424
- County holding the largest share of its areaSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwich
How many people live in Norwich
- Population39,973
- Median age38.5
- Population under 188,362
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,774
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households17,092
- Family households9,443
- Share of households that are families55.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwich
Income and work in Norwich
- Median household income$65,024
- Per capita income$37,378
- Civilian labor force20,910
- Employed19,200
- Unemployed1,710 plus or minus 398
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over27,674
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwich
Housing in Norwich
- Housing units19,059
- Occupied units17,092
- Vacant units1,967
- Vacancy rate10.3 percent
- Owner occupied9,196
- Renter occupied7,896
- Ownership rate53.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$242,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,253
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent
- Single family units9,516
- Share single family49.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,059
- Share in buildings of two or more47.5 percent
- Mobile homes484 plus or minus 198
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwich
How Norwich gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,607
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,383
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,739
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.6 percent
- Drove alone75.9 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norwich
SBA loans in Norwich (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$12,380,400
- Average approval$476,169
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,701,000
- Largest approval$3,015,000
- Jobs supported230
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises11.5 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norwich, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Norwich
SBA loans in Norwich (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$12,853,000
- Average approval$988,692
- Median approval$293,000
- Largest approval$4,532,000
- Jobs supported70
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norwich, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, not Norwich
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region context, not Norwich figures
- Establishments in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region5,883
- Covered employment, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region127,106
- Average annual pay, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region$70,518
- Housing units permitted, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region509
Every figure in this section is published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Norwich.
All Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Norwich questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Norwich, Connecticut?
39,973, in 17,092 households. Norwich city covers 28.06 square miles of land, which is 1,424 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Norwich in?
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Norwich?
$65,024. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $242,300. Median gross rent is $1,253 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Norwich businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $12.4 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $12.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norwich, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Norwich borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Norwich. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Norwich figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Norwich.
Is zoning published for Norwich?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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