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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Stamford is $46,074, which is higher than the state average of $38,480 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Stamford median household income is $77,221, which has grown by 27.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Stamford residents spend 25.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #33

Stamford, CT	46,074 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Stamford, CT	38,626 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Stamford, CT	43,848 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Stamford, CT	33,296 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #57

Stamford, CT	77,221 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Stamford, CT	120,782 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #67

Stamford, CT	27.52%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Stamford, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.32%	$29,435, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.41%	$19,244, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.64%	$4,795, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.58%	$32,799, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Stamford, CT	93,063 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Stamford, CT	140,697 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Stamford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$93,314, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$44,242, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,646, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$120,096, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
One Race, Other	$44,752, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$60,313, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Stamford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$46,875, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$83,981, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$88,081, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$51,929, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Stamford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	100,922, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	49,770, 49.32%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	40,346, 81.06%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.04%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	40,326, 81.02%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36,396, 90.25%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,930, 9.75%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,424, 18.94%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	51,152, 50.68%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	33,721, 65.92%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.07%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	33,687, 65.86%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	30,079, 89.29%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,608, 10.71%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,431, 34.08%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Stamford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	64,686, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	43,031, 66.52%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,434, 9.95%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8,538, 13.20%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	3,086, 4.77%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	713, 1.10%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,884, 4.46%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Stamford, CT	25.9 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Stamford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,475	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	36,396, 54.75%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,611, 40.14%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,956, 19.11%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,117, 16.81%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	155, 0.43%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,360, 11.98%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,936, 8.07%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	30,079, 45.25%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,807, 42.58%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,586, 25.22%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,710, 28.96%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.03%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	941, 3.13%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Stamford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,475, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	192, 0.29%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	5,069, 7.63%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,523, 5.30%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,319, 1.98%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,842, 8.79%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,164, 3.26%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	1,897, 2.85%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,551, 14.37%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,968, 19.51%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,554, 18.89%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,744, 10.15%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,332, 2.00%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,320, 4.99%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Stamford, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,270	9.88%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,054	6.90%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.