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Stafford Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Stafford Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

17,555

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.9%
5 - 17:
15.6%
18 - 24:
10.6%
25 - 34:
22.1%
35 - 54:
21.2%
55 - 64:
12.9%
Over 65 Years:
10.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.6%
5.6%
86.2%
86.2%
41.4%
41.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Stafford
USA
$38,516
$38,516
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Stafford
USA
$87,432
$87,432
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.0%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Manufacturing
Other
Accommodation
Construction
Real estate
Finance
Public Service
Mining
13.5%
13.5%
11.8%
11.8%
11.1%
11.1%
11.0%
11.0%
9.1%
9.1%
8.0%
8.0%
6.2%
6.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
29.0%
29.0%
27.2%
27.2%
24.2%
24.2%
13.9%
13.9%
5.6%
5.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Turkish
Irish
Nigerian
German
Other Arab
English
Ghanian
Jamaican
Polish
Swedish
Italian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
European
Norwegian
Austrian
Scots-Irish
French
British
African
Scandinavian
3.8%
3.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Chinese
Vietnamese
African languages
Arabic
Urdu
Tagalog
Russian
German/Yiddish
Italian
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
55.8%
55.8%
18.9%
18.9%
5.5%
5.5%
4.5%
4.5%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Stafford Residents

32.8%