Moving to Stamford, Connecticut

About Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford

Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 34 miles (55 kilometers) outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, and Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 census. It is in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the New York City metropolitan area (specifically, the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area).

As of 2023, Stamford is home to eight Fortune 500 companies and numerous divisions of large corporations. This gives it the largest financial district in the New York metropolitan region outside New York City and one of the nation's largest concentrations of corporations. Dominant sectors of Stamford's economy include financial management and real estate, tourism, information technology, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, and retail. Its metropolitan division is home to colleges and universities including UConn Stamford and Norwalk Community College.

Gender
Gender Stamford Connecticut Country
Female 51.2% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Stamford Connecticut Country
Less than $10,000 3.8% 4.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 5.7% 6.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13% 15.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3% 12.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6% 17.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.6% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 19.5% 13.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Stamford Connecticut Country
< 9th Grade 7% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 19% 26% 27.0%
Other College 13% 17% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 5% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 29% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 16% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 5% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Stamford Connecticut Country
White 48.7% 66% 60.1%
African American 13.1% 9.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 8.6% 4.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 2% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 27.1% 16.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity