gimmedastats
Thursday, August 6, 2026
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

Humidity & wind
—
UV index
—
Sunrise & sunset
—
Local time
—

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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 164/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 26/yr
Days above 90° 13/yr
Below freezing 90/yr
Annual rainfall 54.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 85°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 25°F

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

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.

Forgotten Flicks movie T-shirts on TeePublic

State of Connecticut

State bird
American Robin
State flower
Mountain Laurel
State capital
Hartford
Nickname
The Constitution State

Compare Stamford with

Cities near Stamford

Cities about the same size

More in Connecticut

All Connecticut cities →