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Stafford, TX
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Stafford profile


Living in Stafford



Stafford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,427 people and five associated neighborhoods, Stafford is the 164th largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Stafford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Stafford, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

The population of Stafford is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.40% of adults in Stafford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stafford in 2018 was $37,617, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,468 for a family of four. However, Stafford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stafford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stafford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stafford residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Stafford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stafford include German, Turkish, Irish, Jamaican, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Stafford's cultural character, accounting for 32.45% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Stafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.