Stratford is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,965 people and two associated neighborhoods, Stratford is the 265th largest community in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Stratford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Stratford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Stratford, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite being a small borough, Stratford has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Stratford is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.11% of adults in Stratford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stratford in 2022 was $44,077, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,308 for a family of four. However, Stratford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stratford is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Stratford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stratford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stratford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.46% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stratford include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Stratford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.