Stratford Downtown

In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,758
Median household income: $73,875
Median home value: $291,300

Stratford Downtown is a community in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 1,758 residents. Its median household income of $73,875 runs below the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region figure of $87,135.

Between 2020 and 2023, Stratford Downtown's population grew 18.5% from 1,484 to 1,758, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $229,400 to $291,300.

Owners occupy 74.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,758
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,875
Median home value: $291,300
Median gross rent: $1,245
Housing units: 775
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4841,758

Median household income

$67,833$73,875

Median home value

$229,400$291,300

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,245

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,484	$67,833	$229,400	$1,141
2021	1,763	$65,250	$247,700	$1,352
2022	1,949	$71,364	$269,800	$1,228
2023	1,758	$73,875	$291,300	$1,245

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	1.3%
5 to 17	219	12.5%
18 to 24	64	3.6%
25 to 34	259	14.7%
35 to 44	317	18.0%
45 to 54	140	8.0%
55 to 64	325	18.5%
65 to 74	212	12.1%
75 and over	200	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,236	70.3%
Black or African American	281	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	119	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	12.2%
High school graduate	390	26.8%
Some college or associate's	459	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	276	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	151	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit6.5%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	552	76.7%
Carpooled	23	3.2%
Public transit	47	6.5%
Walked	44	6.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	36.5%
15 to 29 min	213	32.0%
30 to 44 min	65	9.8%
45 to 59 min	17	2.6%
60+ min	128	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.9% (156 of 1,745)

	Count	Share
Family households	466	65.7%
Nonfamily households	243	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	709	91.5%
Vacant	66	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	529	74.6%
Renter-occupied	180	25.4%

1-unit, detached53.2%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units28.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	53.2%
1-unit, attached	35	4.5%
2 to 4 units	85	11.0%
5 to 19 units	25	3.2%
20 or more units	218	28.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0974303
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1988, -73.1277