CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Stafford

Texas · 8,328 residents · 7.01 sq mi

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Stafford is home to 8,328 people in Texas. The population has fallen 47% since 2000. That is roughly 38% ahead of the Texas median. The poverty rate is 7.2%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $69,800. Households take in $37,379 a year at the median, 24% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,328

−47%vs 2000

vs 15,681 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 30.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(751)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(588)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(547)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(458)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.1%(1,925)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(1,508)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(771)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(589)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(296)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.2%(101)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,379

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,323 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,034

−34%vs 2000

vs $22,803 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,800

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$513

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $791 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.0%

+11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.5% in 2000

41.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.6%(5,590)

Black18.5%(2,905)

Hispanic / Latino23.3%(3,653)

Asian19.7%(3,086)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.4%(5,781)

Black9.1%(760)

Hispanic / Latino27.9%(2,325)

Asian8.3%(691)

Other13.2%(1,096)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.8%(3,280)

Central American4.6%(800)

Salvadoran2%(343)

Honduran1.3%(230)

Puerto Rican1.1%(184)

South American1%(170)

Nicaraguan0.9%(160)

Dominican0.9%(154)

Colombian0.8%(131)

Cuban0.3%(44)

Panamanian0.2%(38)

Guatemalan0.2%(29)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(26)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

Argentine0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian9.2%(1,598)

Vietnamese3.7%(644)

Chinese3.2%(562)

Filipino2.1%(363)

Pakistani1.9%(333)

Malaysian1%(180)

Korean0.6%(108)

Taiwanese0.1%(19)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Thai0.1%(9)

Indonesian0%(6)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African4.3%(745)

Turkish3.8%(656)

American3.2%(563)

Irish2.7%(478)

Nigerian2.7%(473)

German2.6%(456)

West Indian1.8%(306)

Arab1.4%(251)

English1.2%(214)

Ghanaian1.2%(212)

Jamaican1.1%(198)

Polish0.9%(153)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(142)

Italian0.6%(100)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(87)

Norwegian0.4%(63)

Austrian0.3%(55)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(47)

British0.2%(43)

French0.2%(43)

Dutch0.2%(33)

Scottish0.1%(25)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Czech0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Somali0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Armenian0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(16)

Barbadian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Swiss0%(8)

Syrian0%(7)

Lebanese0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Central American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Turkish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.0%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.4%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 18.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.6%(3,159)

Married46.1%(3,190)

Widowed1.3%(91)

Divorced6.9%(481)

Women 15+

Never married39.1%(2,780)

Married45.8%(3,253)

Widowed5.7%(404)

Divorced9.4%(664)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.7%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 25.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)28.6%(172)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(134)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.8%(281)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(45)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 601 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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