Stafford, TX

Census Place

Add Comparison
2024 Population
17,401
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.3
1.52% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.98%
15% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$87,432
1.77% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$257,700
3.95% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,625
2.14% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Stafford, TX 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.

82% of the residents in Stafford, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Stafford, TX are Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford (352 degrees awarded in 2023) and North American University (226 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Stafford, TX was $257,700, and the homeownership rate was 38.7%.

Most people in Stafford, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Stafford, TX was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTexasFort Bend County, TXHarris County, TXHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TXHouston City (Southwest)--East of TX-6 & West of Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TXFort Bend County (East)--Missouri City PUMA, TXFort Bend County (Northeast)--Sugar Land & Stafford Cities PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Stafford, TX is home to a population of 17.4k people, from which 82% are citizens. As of 2024, 31% of Stafford, TX residents were born outside of the country (5.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.2 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.04k people) in Stafford, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.22k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.43k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82%
2024 Citizenship
82.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82% of Stafford, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stafford, TX was 82.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Stafford, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stafford, TX
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.04k ± 984
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    4.22k ± 813
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.43k ± 566
27.2%
Hispanic Population
4.74k people

In 2024, there were 1.2 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.04k people) in Stafford, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.22k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.43k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

27.2% of the people in Stafford, TX are hispanic (4.74k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stafford, TX as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

31%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.4k people
32.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.57k people

As of 2024, 31% of Stafford, TX residents (5.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stafford, TX was 32.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Stafford, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    281 ± 110
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    172 ± 149
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    42 ± 48

Stafford, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Stafford, TX.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Stafford, TX employs 9.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stafford, TX were Transportation & Warehousing (1,296 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,137 people), and Retail Trade (1,073 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,944), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($88,707), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,707).

Employment

Occupations

9.63k
2024 Value
± 1,023
2.14%
1 Year growth
± 14.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stafford, TX grew at a rate of 2.14%, from 9.42k employees to 9.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stafford, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,135 people), Management Occupations (872 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (714 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stafford, TX.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.63k
2024 Value
± 1,023
2.14%
1 Year growth
± 14.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stafford, TX grew at a rate of 2.14%, from 9.42k employees to 9.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stafford, TX, are Transportation & Warehousing (1,296 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,137 people), and Retail Trade (1,073 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stafford, TX, though some of these residents may live in Stafford, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,971
Median earning men ± $5,471
$51,609
Median earning women ± $7,911

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,833), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,958), and Public Administration ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,506), Wholesale Trade ($105,326), and Construction ($74,200).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% 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 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Stafford, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

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 Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

Education

In 2023, universities in Stafford, TX awarded 578 degrees. The student population of Stafford, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 618 male students and 821 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Stafford, TX are Black or African American (188 and 48.1%), Hispanic or Latino (113 and 28.9%), White (45 and 11.5%), and Unknown (21 and 5.37%).

The largest universities in Stafford, TX by number of degrees awarded are Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford (352 and 60.9%) and North American University (226 and 39.1%).

The most popular majors in Stafford, TX are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (210 and 36.3%), General Cosmetology (142 and 24.6%), and Computer Science (90 and 15.6%).

The median tuition cost in Stafford, TX for private four year colleges is $12,236.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,439 students enrolled in Stafford, TX, 42.9% men and 57.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 487 records, of which 60.8% were women and 39.2% men.

View Data
Save Image

Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
210 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Stafford, TX was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 210 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Stafford, TX according to their major.

View Data
Save Image

Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford
    352 degrees awarded
  2. North American University
    226 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford with 352 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Student Diversity

In 2023, 118 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Stafford, TX, which is 0.257 times less than the 460 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 188 degrees mean that there were 1.66 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 113 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($12,236) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,122) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stafford, TX was $257,700 in 2024, which is 0.775 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $247,900 to $257,700, a 3.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Stafford, TX is 38.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stafford, TX have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stafford, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$257,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,460
$2,574
Median Property Taxes
±$368

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Stafford, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Stafford, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

38.7%
Homeownership
2024
69.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 38.7% of the housing units in Stafford, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 43%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stafford, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$87,432
Median Household Income
± $11,614
6.64k
Number of Households
± 779

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.64k households in Stafford, TX grew to $87,432 from the previous year's value of $85,910.

The following chart displays the households in Stafford, TX 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.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stafford, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.1%)
  3. Carpooled (4.81%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Stafford, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (4.81%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

26.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stafford, TX have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in Stafford, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Stafford, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stafford, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stafford, TX have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.98% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stafford, TX (1.39k out of 17.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stafford, TX is Hispanic, followed by Asian and Other.

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

80.3% of the population of Stafford, TX has health coverage, with 46.1% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 7.45% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.977% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 32.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

19.7%
Uninsured
46.1%
Employer Coverage
13.7%
Medicaid
7.45%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
0.977%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stafford, TX declined by 0.904% from 19.9% to 19.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Stafford, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image