Stafford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 11,567 people and three associated neighborhoods, Stafford is the 89th largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stafford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stafford is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Stafford who work in office and administrative support (14.70%), management occupations (10.81%), and sales jobs (8.95%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.18% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Stafford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Stafford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stafford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stafford may be for you.In terms of college education, Stafford is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.40% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Stafford in 2022 was $42,379, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,516 for a family of four. However, Stafford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stafford include Italian, English, Irish, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Stafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
