Stanford is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,702 people and three associated neighborhoods, Stanford is the 117th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stanford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stanford is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stanford who work in office and administrative support (8.12%), sales jobs (7.92%), and healthcare (7.65%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Stanford has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Stanford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.05% 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. Stanford is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Stanford is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.39% of adults 25 and older in Stanford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Stanford in 2022 was $29,691, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,764 for a family of four. However, Stanford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stanford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stanford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanford include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Stanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Other Indo-European.
