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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.07% 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.

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.

Stamford is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Stamford is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Stamford, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Stamford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Stamford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.38% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Stamford in 2022 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.