Stafford Springs

In Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 4,801
Median household income: $70,967
Median home value: $200,900

Stafford Springs is a community in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 4,801 residents. Its median household income of $70,967 runs below the Capitol Planning Region figure of $91,541.

From 2019 to 2023, Stafford Springs's population declined 4.4% from 5,023 to 4,801, while its median home value rose 24.6% from $161,300 to $200,900.

Owners occupy 65.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,801
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,967
Median home value: $200,900
Median gross rent: $1,101
Housing units: 2,190
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0234,801

Median household income

$67,292$70,967

Median home value

$161,300$200,900

Median gross rent

$959$1,101

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,023	$67,292	$161,300	$959
2020	4,784	$68,131	$171,200	$983
2021	4,611	$65,293	$179,700	$1,033
2022	4,890	$68,929	$203,200	$1,050
2023	4,801	$70,967	$200,900	$1,101

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	404	8.4%
5 to 17	799	16.6%
18 to 24	312	6.5%
25 to 34	536	11.2%
35 to 44	628	13.1%
45 to 54	551	11.5%
55 to 64	578	12.0%
65 to 74	686	14.3%
75 and over	307	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,000	83.3%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	182	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	616	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	274	8.3%
High school graduate	1,310	39.9%
Some college or associate's	917	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	543	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	242	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,841	86.5%
Carpooled	69	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	219	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	481	25.2%
15 to 29 min	630	33.0%
30 to 44 min	530	27.7%
45 to 59 min	174	9.1%
60+ min	95	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 10.1% (481 of 4,769)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,091	54.7%
Nonfamily households	902	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,993	91.0%
Vacant	197	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,299	65.2%
Renter-occupied	694	34.8%

1-unit, detached51.5%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,128	51.5%
1-unit, attached	149	6.8%
2 to 4 units	400	18.3%
5 to 19 units	370	16.9%
20 or more units	143	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0972300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.9679, -72.3064