Stamford

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 135,806
Median household income: $107,474
Median home value: $614,300

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Stamford is a community with a population of 135,806. At $107,474, its median household income sits below Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Stamford's population grew 5.0% from 129,309 to 135,806, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $532,700 to $614,300.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135,806
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,474
Median home value: $614,300
Median gross rent: $2,207
Housing units: 57,958
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

129,309135,806

Median household income

$93,059$107,474

Median home value

$532,700$614,300

Median gross rent

$1,812$2,207

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	129,309	$93,059	$532,700	$1,812
2020	130,057	$96,885	$541,600	$1,877
2021	134,820	$99,791	$550,600	$1,981
2022	135,413	$100,718	$584,700	$2,129
2023	135,806	$107,474	$614,300	$2,207

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,246	5.3%
5 to 17	17,564	12.9%
18 to 24	12,873	9.5%
25 to 34	24,100	17.7%
35 to 44	18,407	13.6%
45 to 54	16,818	12.4%
55 to 64	17,260	12.7%
65 to 74	12,474	9.2%
75 and over	9,064	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	57,727	42.5%
Black or African American	26,163	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99	0.1%
Asian	9,550	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	66	0.0%
Some other race	558	0.4%
Two or more races	3,478	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,165	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,348	11.6%
High school graduate	17,608	17.9%
Some college or associate's	18,431	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	28,383	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22,353	22.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone59.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit9.6%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,692	59.1%
Carpooled	5,729	7.6%
Public transit	7,225	9.6%
Walked	3,610	4.8%
Bicycle	195	0.3%
Worked from home	12,687	16.8%
Other means	1,439	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,870	25.2%
15 to 29 min	23,828	37.9%
30 to 44 min	12,311	19.6%
45 to 59 min	3,175	5.0%
60+ min	7,706	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 9.5% (12,816 of 134,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,824	60.6%
Nonfamily households	21,341	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54,165	93.5%
Vacant	3,793	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,756	47.6%
Renter-occupied	28,409	52.4%

1-unit, detached34.2%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units34.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,793	34.2%
1-unit, attached	4,323	7.5%
2 to 4 units	8,949	15.4%
5 to 19 units	4,657	8.0%
20 or more units	20,151	34.8%
Mobile home & other	85	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0973000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 38 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 41.0796, -73.5461