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Stamford CT - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	117,083	193 (of 25,150) (99%)	4 (of 120) (97%)
Average Income	$60,556	2,340 (91%)	31 (74%)
Median House Value	$362,300	545 (98%)	7 (94%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	69.8%	21,022 (of 25,150) (16%)	111 (of 120) (8%)
% Black Population	15.4%	3,290 (87%)	9 (93%)
% Hispanic Population	16.8%	2,415 (90%)	9 (93%)
% Asian Population	5.0%	1,215 (95%)	5 (96%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,481 (46%)	63 (48%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	82.2%	10,734 (of 25,150) (57%)	80 (of 120) (33%)
% College Graduates	39.6%	2,067 (92%)	29 (76%)
% Never Married	30.5%	3,270 (87%)	26 (78%)
% Married	52.4%	17,540 (30%)	74 (38%)
% Seperated	1.9%	9,503 (62%)	33 (73%)
% Divorced	8.1%	17,329 (31%)	95 (21%)
% Foreign Born	29.6%	626 (98%)	1 (99%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	47,317	178 (of 25,150) (99%)	4 (of 120) (97%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	17.4%	12,974 (48%)	92 (23%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	10.8%	4,959 (80%)	33 (73%)
Average Rooms in House	4.9	20,662 (18%)	102 (15%)
% Households with No Car	10.4%	6,400 (75%)	30 (75%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.2%	17,415 (31%)	71 (41%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	2.7%	715 (97%)	9 (93%)
Median House Value	$362,300	545 (98%)	7 (94%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.5%	11,007 (56%)	47 (61%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	17.2%	672 (97%)	9 (93%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,007	908 (96%)	9 (93%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.9%	6,484 (of 25,150) (74%)	54 (of 120) (55%)
% Drive Alone to Work	70.1%	20,325 (19%)	109 (9%)
% Take Public Transportation	10.7%	626 (98%)	6 (95%)
% Walk to Work	3.7%	8,479 (66%)	22 (82%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	24.0	12,140 (52%)	50 (58%)
% Households making less than $10,000	7.2%	16,091 (36%)	43 (64%)
% Households making over $200,000	8.5%	955 (96%)	12 (90%)
Median Household Income	$60,556	2,340 (91%)	31 (74%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.6%	12,425 (51%)	50 (58%)
Per Capita Income	$34,987	1,229 (95%)	19 (84%)
Male Worker Income	$48,386	2,434 (90%)	33 (73%)
Female Worker Income	$36,958	1,575 (94%)	33 (73%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.4%	15,905 (37%)	34 (72%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	7.9%	16,008 (36%)	36 (70%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New York, New York	36 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Thousand Oaks, California	0.88
Bellevue, Washington	0.87
Concord, California	0.87
Alexandria, Virginia	0.86
Orange, California	0.86
Sandy Springs, Georgia	0.86
Cambridge, Massachusetts	0.85
Costa Mesa, California	0.85
Coral Springs, Florida	0.85
Simi Valley, California	0.84

Stamford CT Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	17,224	11
People Born in Europe	9,475	22
Greek People	2,100	28
Italian People	19,873	29
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People (English less Than "Very Well")	6,732	30

Stamford CT Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 120)
55 to 59 year Old Population	5,665	1
65 to 74 year Old Population	8,271	1
62 and Older Population	18,821	1
65 and Older Population	16,175	1
65 and Older Male Population	6,442	1

Stamford CT Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Born in U.S.	68.6%	24,496
Percent Native Population	70.4%	24,491
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	40.2%	23,774
Percent of People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	1.3%	23,766
Percent English only Speaking Population	65.1%	23,482

Stamford CT Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 120)
Percent Native Population	70.4%	120
Percent of People Born in U.S.	68.6%	119
Percent French Canadian People	0.5%	119
Percent Veterans	8.0%	117
Percent English only Speaking Population	65.1%	117

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Stamford CT	Thousand Oaks, California
Total Population	117,005	117,083
Average Age	37.7	36.4
Average Income	$76,815	$60,556
Median House Value	$324,800	$362,300
% White Population	85.1%	69.8%
% Black Population	1.1%	15.4%
% Asian Population	5.9%	5.0%
% Hispanic Population	13.1%	16.8%

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