Stanford is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,644 people and three associated neighborhoods, Stanford is the 117th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stanford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stanford is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stanford who work in sales jobs (11.68%), office and administrative support (9.77%), and healthcare (9.33%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Stanford has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Being a small city, Stanford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Stanford rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.14% of adults 25 and older in Stanford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Stanford in 2022 was $27,942, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,768 for a family of four. However, Stanford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Stanford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanford include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Stanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Persian.
