Humidity & wind
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Population
139,535
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$624,400
Owner-occupied units
Stamford, CT
Connecticut · 41.080° N, 73.546° W · 38 sq mi
Stamford is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 139,535 and about 3,708 residents per square mile. The median household earns $111,586 a year, and the median home is worth $624,400.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
38 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,708
People per square mile
Rank by population
#209
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#351
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$111,586
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,276
Per month
Homeownership
48.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.5 min
One way
People
Median age
38.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
51.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
31.3%
Households
55,291
2.45 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 22.1%
Professional & business services 18.6%
Finance, insurance & real estate 11.4%
Retail trade 9.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Connecticut
State bird
American Robin
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Hartford
Nickname
The Constitution State
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Cities near Stamford
- Norwalk, CT7 mi · 94,508
- White Plains, NY11 mi · 62,871
- New Rochelle, NY16 mi · 85,864
- Yonkers, NY19 mi · 212,603
- Mount Vernon, NY19 mi · 72,304
- Bridgeport, CT20 mi · 152,273
- Danbury, CT22 mi · 89,033
- Levittown, NY25 mi · 51,904
Cities about the same size
- Metairie, LA139,729
- Lewisville, TX139,006
- Coral Springs, FL138,783
- New Haven, CT138,774
- Fullerton, CA138,675
- Torrance, CA138,391
- Orange, CA138,365
- Cedar Rapids, IA137,935
More in Connecticut
- New Haven138,774
- Hartford121,981
- Waterbury115,771
- New Britain76,286
- West Hartford63,620
- Bristol62,341
- Meriden60,810
- West Haven55,351
Wealthiest person in Connecticut
Name
Steve Cohen
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$21.3B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Greenwich
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Connecticut · private sector
Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Connecticut
Company
Cigna
Revenue
$247.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bloomfield
Ticker
CI
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.