Stamford, CT

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2023 Population

135,806

0.29% 1-year growth

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.2

1.6% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.53%

5.82% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$107,474

6.71% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$614,300

5.06% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

77,240

1.82% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Stamford, CT had a population of 136k people with a median age of 38.2 and a median household income of $107,474. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Stamford, CT grew from 135,413 to 135,806, a 0.29% increase and its median household income grew from $100,718 to $107,474, a 6.71% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stamford, CT are White (Non-Hispanic) (42.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (19.3%), Other (Hispanic) (10.4%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (8.57%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.03%).

None of the households in Stamford, CT 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.

83.8% of the residents in Stamford, CT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Stamford, CT was $614,300, and the homeownership rate was 47.6%.

Most people in Stamford, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Stamford, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Stamford, CT is home to a population of 136k people, from which 83.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 31.7% of Stamford, CT residents were born outside of the country (43.1k people).

In 2023, there were 2.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.7k people) in Stamford, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 14.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.8%

2023 Citizenship

83.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 83.8% of Stamford, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Stamford, CT was 83.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stamford, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
57.7k ± 1.92k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
26.2k ± 1.79k
Other (Hispanic)
14.1k ± 2.02k

28.1%

Hispanic Population

38.2k people

28.1% of the people in Stamford, CT are hispanic (38.2k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
43,924 ± 5,114 people
India
39,213 ± 4,835 people
Dominican Republic
30,541 ± 4,272 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 43,924 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,213 and Dominican Republic with 30,541.

Foreign-Born Population

31.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

43.1k people

32.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

44k people

As of 2023, 31.7% of Stamford, CT residents (43.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stamford, CT was 32.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
709 ± 187
Gulf War (1990s)
373 ± 211
Gulf War (2001-)
317 ± 165

Stamford, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Stamford, CT employs 77.2k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Stamford, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (10,940 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,953 people), and Retail Trade (7,888 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($121,626), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($115,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,294).

Employment

Occupations

77.2k

2023 Value

± 2,558

1.82%

1 Year growth

± 4.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Stamford, CT grew at a rate of 1.82%, from 75.9k employees to 77.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stamford, CT, are Management Occupations (10,600 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,969 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,505 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stamford, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

77.2k

2023 Value

± 2,558

1.82%

1 Year growth

± 4.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Stamford, CT grew at a rate of 1.82%, from 75.9k employees to 77.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stamford, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,940 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,953 people), and Retail Trade (7,888 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stamford, CT, though some of these residents may live in Stamford, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,943

Median earning men ± $3,724

$52,406

Median earning women ± $3,804

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,024), Information ($97,768), and Public Administration ($90,919).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,377), Wholesale Trade ($88,640), and Manufacturing ($84,535).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% 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 17.2%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Stamford, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.812%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Richard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Chris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Connecticut have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The median tuition cost in N/A for a public four year colleges is $16,332 for in-state students and $39,000 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Stamford, CT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,240 (51.8% men and 48.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,240 students enrolled in Stamford, CT, 51.8% men and 48.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 771 records, of which 52.5% were women and 47.5% men.

Completions

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($16,332) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,140) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($950) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2023, 1.16% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.984% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (761k), Bachelors Degree (639k), and Some college (532k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stamford, CT was $614,300 in 2023, which is 2.02 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $584,700 to $614,300, a 5.06% increase. The homeownership rate in Stamford, CT is 47.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Stamford, CT have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stamford, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$614,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,698

$25,756

Median Property Taxes

±$1,247

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 Stamford, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

47.6%

Homeownership

2023

63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 47.6% of the housing units in Stamford, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Stamford, CT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$107,474

Median Household Income

± $5,305

54.2k

Number of Households

± 1,984

In 2023, the median household income of the 54.2k households in Stamford, CT grew to $107,474 from the previous year's value of $100,718.

The following chart displays the households in Stamford, CT 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stamford, CT is from Connecticut.

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.501

2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2023, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.641% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (59.1%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Public Transit (9.56%)

In 2023, 59.1% of workers in Stamford, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.56%).

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.

Commute Time

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stamford, CT have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.12% of the workforce in Stamford, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stamford, CT (12.8k out of 134k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stamford, CT is Hispanic, followed by Black and White.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.8% of the population of Stamford, CT has health coverage, with 49.7% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.169% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.42% increase from the previous year (1,169 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 218 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 26.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.21%

Uninsured

49.7%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.169%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stamford, CT declined by 5.4% from 9.73% to 9.21%.

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

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