With 137,144 people, Stamford is a city in Connecticut. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 31%. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $624,400.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $111,586, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stamford
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$704,420 → $624,400(−11%)US over the same years: +67%
White share71.2% → 43.2%(−28.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants57.9% → 48.8%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Western Connecticut Planning Region
Stamford's population equals 22% of Western Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 35% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 15% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.6%(389)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(621)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(693)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(121)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(68)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,338 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Stamford, decade by decade
Stamford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
108,056
$119,492
$704,420
35.1%
56.8
2000
117,083
$110,312
$558,702
39.6%
71.6
2010
122,643
$108,726
$827,034
42.6%
79.4
2020
135,470
$117,428
$656,440
52.2%
83.8
2024
137,144
$111,586
$624,400
51.7%
87.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
