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34 tracts·137K people·$624K median·3,645/mi²
White 43 · Hispanic 28 · Black 18 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 32 · Other 26
Management · business · science · arts 53 · Sales · office 19 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 7
Drive alone 56 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 17 · Transit 10 · Walk 5 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Stamford is $624,400 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Stamford has 137,144 residents across 33 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 43.2% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Black, 7.3% Asian, 2.9% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 51.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.1% (Census ACS).
Stamford Charter School for Excellence (79%), Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International (70%) and Davenport Ridge School (65%) lead the elementary schools; Scofield Middle School (62%), Dolan School (53%) and Cloonan School (49%) lead the middle schools; The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (53%), Stamford High School (50%) and Westhill High School (48%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,276/month, 44% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Stamford is $111,586 a year, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Stamford, median rent is $2,276/month and the median home value is $624,400 (Census ACS).
Stamford reported 1.7 violent crimes and 11.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Stamford are inland flooding (97), earthquake (74) and strong wind (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.29g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Stamford, 4.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).