Stamford is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 136,188 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Stamford is the second largest community in Connecticut.

Stamford home prices are not only among the most expensive in Connecticut, but Stamford real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Stamford 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 Stamford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.07% 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.

One thing that you will notice about Stamford is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Stamford a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the nice things about Stamford is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Stamford use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Stamford‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Stamford is a pretty powerful place. 50.38% of the adults in Stamford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Stamford in 2018 was $60,109, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $240,436 for a family of four. However, Stamford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stamford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stamford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stamford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stamford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stamford include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Stamford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.57%.

The most common language spoken in Stamford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.