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Stratford, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $344,606 (it was $159,400 in 2000)
Stratford:

$344,606
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $261,156 - $396,253

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $348,906
Here:

$348,906
State:

$503,946

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,219
Here:

$254,219
State:

$304,959

In 2-unit structures: $249,810
Here:

$249,810
State:

$304,133

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,836
Here:

$243,836
State:

$272,970

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,948
Here:

$194,948
State:

$249,308

Total population: 51,384 (Urban population: 49,976, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 22,110 (20,200 occupied: 16,184 owner occupied, 4,260 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

34%

Housing density: 1,257 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $303,205.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,284 (lower quartile is $965, upper quartile is $1,739)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,695


Median gross rent in Stratford, CT in 2022: $1,525

Housing units in Stratford with a mortgage: 10,496 (216 second mortgage, 1,336 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,009

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $121,905

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,058

Median monthly housing costs: $1,852

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Stratford, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1957

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship:

Households: 52,615
  • Male householders: 9,284 (2,045 living alone), Female householders: 10,761 (3,424 living alone)
  • 10,033 spouses (9,899 opposite-sex spouses), 916 unmarried partners, (871 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,022 children (14,686 natural, 610 adopted, 725 stepchildren), 1,150 grandchildren, 718 brothers or sisters, 1,017 parents, 57 foster children, 1,021 other relatives, 1,235 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 394

Size of family households: 6,251 2-persons, 3,583 3-persons, 2,266 4-persons, 1,340 5-persons, 308 6-persons, 276 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,800 1-person, 718 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 15 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

6,264 married couples with children.
2,324 single-parent households (472 men, 1,852 women).

79.2% of residents of Stratford speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,021 (15.2%)
(65.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stratford, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stratford, Connecticut
  • 6no bedroom
  • 9451 bedroom
  • 3,3592 bedrooms
  • 8,6213 bedrooms
  • 2,6394 bedrooms
  • 6155+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stratford, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stratford, Connecticut
  • 410no bedroom
  • 1,3441 bedroom
  • 1,2712 bedrooms
  • 8673 bedrooms
  • 3204 bedrooms
  • 495+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Stratford in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Stratford in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 368no vehicle
  • 4,5641 vehicle
  • 6,8762 vehicles
  • 2,9493 vehicles
  • 8824 vehicles
  • 5465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Stratford in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Stratford in renter-occupied apartments
  • 984no vehicle
  • 2,2451 vehicle
  • 7332 vehicles
  • 2243 vehicles
  • 384 vehicles
  • 365+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stratford, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stratford, Connecticut
  • 61 room
  • 352 rooms
  • 3853 rooms
  • 1,5414 rooms
  • 3,2605 rooms
  • 4,6746 rooms
  • 2,9687 rooms
  • 1,6938 rooms
  • 1,6229+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stratford, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stratford, Connecticut
  • 4101 room
  • 5272 rooms
  • 7003 rooms
  • 8194 rooms
  • 8595 rooms
  • 6336 rooms
  • 1947 rooms
  • 428 rooms
  • 779+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Stratford, CT
  • Stratford, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Stratford, CT in 2022
  • 709Less than $10,000
  • 983$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,097$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,026$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,242$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,087$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,362$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,937$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,031$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,553$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,727$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,314$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Stratford, CT

  • Distribution of house value in Stratford, CT in 2022
  • 142Less than $10,000
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 67$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 33$30,000 to $34,999
  • 91$35,000 to $39,999
  • 148$40,000 to $49,999
  • 68$50,000 to $59,999
  • 68$60,000 to $69,999
  • 49$70,000 to $79,999
  • 76$80,000 to $89,999
  • 45$90,000 to $99,999
  • 216$100,000 to $124,999
  • 252$125,000 to $149,999
  • 536$150,000 to $174,999
  • 696$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,329$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,611$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,162$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,358$400,000 to $499,999
  • 483$500,000 to $749,999
  • 96$750,000 to $999,999
  • 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 78$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Stratford, CT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Stratford, CT in 2022
  • 12Less than $100
  • 76$150 to $199
  • 25$200 to $249
  • 71$250 to $299
  • 30$300 to $349
  • 52$350 to $399
  • 136$400 to $449
  • 98$450 to $499
  • 37$500 to $549
  • 47$550 to $599
  • 3$600 to $649
  • 32$650 to $699
  • 18$700 to $749
  • 15$750 to $799
  • 246$800 to $899
  • 370$900 to $999
  • 827$1,000 to $1,249
  • 729$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,230$1,500 to $1,999
  • 194$2,000 to $2,499
  • 55$3,000 to $3,499
  • 238$3,500 or more
  • 256No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.1%
Number of people working at home: 2,696 (9.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 259
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,780
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,667
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,324
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,841
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,321
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,322
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 645
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 616
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,707
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,034
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,323
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Stratford

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 20,713 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,641 (6.1%)
  • Bus: 380 (1.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 55 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 148 (0.6%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 23 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 65 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 229 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 74 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 196 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 2,764 (10.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 10.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 17.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 11.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 12.0%Males
  • 23.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 8.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Stratford, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Stratford, Connecticut
  • 2,0142010 or later
  • 1,8782000 to 2009
  • 1,8411990 to 1999
  • 9361980 to 1989
  • 6681970 to 1979
  • 1,532Before 1970
Ancestries in Stratford, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 3,375 (12.4%)
  • Irish: 1,931 (7.1%)
  • American: 1,323 (4.9%)
  • Jamaican: 1,148 (4.2%)
  • Polish: 1,058 (3.9%)
  • Haitian: 679 (2.5%)
  • African: 600 (2.2%)
  • English: 546 (2.0%)
  • European: 502 (1.8%)
  • Slovak: 397 (1.5%)
  • Hungarian: 392 (1.4%)
  • German: 361 (1.3%)
  • Portuguese: 282 (1.0%)
  • Albanian: 275 (1.0%)
  • Afghan: 240 (0.9%)
  • French Canadian: 209 (0.8%)
  • Eastern European: 180 (0.7%)
  • Greek: 176 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 171 (0.6%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 170 (0.6%)
  • French: 142 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 135 (0.5%)
  • Turkish: 121 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 110 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 103 (0.4%)
  • Slavic: 98 (0.4%)
  • British: 92 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 65 (0.2%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 62 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 61 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 59 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 58 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 58 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 44 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 32 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 31 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 30 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 29 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 23 (0.08%)
  • Lebanese: 22 (0.08%)
  • Armenian: 19 (0.07%)
  • Nigerian: 18 (0.07%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 17 (0.06%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 16 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Guyanese: 11 (0.04%)
  • Norwegian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 10 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 10 (0.04%)
  • Barbadian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Northern European: 7 (0.03%)
  • British West Indian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 5 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica
Stratford:

13.9% (1,050)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Haiti
Stratford:

8.4% (634)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Peru
Stratford:

5.6% (421)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Poland
Stratford:

4.8% (362)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Colombia
Stratford:

4.7% (356)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Mexico
Stratford:

3.6% (271)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

El Salvador
Stratford:

3.6% (268)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Dominican Republic
Stratford:

3.2% (244)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Italy
Stratford:

3.2% (241)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

India
Stratford:

3.1% (232)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Pakistan
Stratford:

2.8% (215)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Ecuador
Stratford:

2.7% (205)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Costa Rica
Stratford:

2.7% (201)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Guatemala
Stratford:

2.2% (165)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Trinidad and Tobago
Stratford:

2.1% (161)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Stratford:

2.1% (157)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Portugal
Stratford:

2.0% (148)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Brazil
Stratford:

1.9% (144)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Philippines
Stratford:

1.7% (129)
Connecticut:

100.0% (-1)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 32,219
  • Other state: 10,537
  • Northeast: 6,922
  • Midwest: 981
  • South: 1,889
  • West: 679

93.2% of Stratford residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.2% lived in Connecticut.


Stratford:

93.2%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 334
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 181
  • 5th and 6th grade: 121
  • 7th and 8th grade: 167
  • 9th grade: 115
  • 10th grade: 145
  • 11th grade: 253
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 357
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,441
  • Less than 1 year of college: 868
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,733
  • Associate degree: 1,423
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,806
  • Master's degree: 1,761
  • Professional school degree: 504
  • Doctorate degree: 245
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 534
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 87
  • 5th and 6th grade: 72
  • 7th and 8th grade: 113
  • 9th grade: 88
  • 10th grade: 190
  • 11th grade: 199
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 332
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,049
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,379
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,013
  • Associate degree: 2,211
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,289
  • Master's degree: 2,511
  • Professional school degree: 356
  • Doctorate degree: 167
Educational Attainment for Females
Stratford marital status for males
Stratford marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,212
  • One, attached: 2,521
  • Two: 2,109
  • 3 or 4: 731
  • 5 to 9: 745
  • 10 to 19: 449
  • 20 to 49: 722
  • 50 or more: 598
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $452,607

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Stratford
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Stratford, CT
  • 61.5%Utility gas
  • 31.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.1%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Coal or coke
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Stratford, CT
  • 47.1%Utility gas
  • 37.1%Electricity
  • 13.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 329
Here:

7.9%
Connecticut:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 316
Here:

12.0%
Connecticut:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 951
Here:

37.4%
Connecticut:

35.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability