Demographics of Stratford town, Connecticut

Stratford town, Connecticut had 53,908 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,665 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Stratford town, in four figures

53,908
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,790 ±58.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,665 people.; 45.7 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,815 ±$6,955
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Stratford town, Connecticut's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stratford town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Stratford town, Connecticut's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stratford town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	52,243	100.0	100.0
2021	52,470	100.4	100.2
2022	52,791	101.0	100.7
2023	53,080	101.6	101.6
2024	53,745	102.9	102.5
2025	53,908	103.2	103.1

Population of Stratford town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	52,243	—
2021	52,470	+227
2022	52,791	+321
2023	53,080	+289
2024	53,745	+665
2025	53,908	+163

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.7 ±1.4: for men 42.6 ±1.6 and for women 47.8 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stratford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	2,254 ±329	4.3% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,398 ±589	14.0% ±1.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,465 ±579	8.5% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,884 ±816	22.5% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,880 ±924	30.1% ±1.8	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,909 ±830	20.7% ±1.6	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,815 ±$6,955, and income per person $50,099 ±$2,657, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Stratford town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	1,915 ±325	9.3% ±1.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,314 ±431	16.1% ±2.0	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,917 ±543	14.2% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,556 ±375	12.4% ±1.8	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,759 ±430	18.2% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,612 ±332	12.7% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,540 ±398	17.2% ±1.9	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Stratford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	3,500 ±587	6.7% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	819 ±247	8.6% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,737 ±361	6.2% ±1.3	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	944 ±213	6.4% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stratford town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stratford town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	21,663 ±604	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±0.6	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±1.0	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.6% ±1.9	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.4% ±2.2	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$372,200 ±$7,678	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,706 ±$75	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±1	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Stratford town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,188 ±910	21.2% ±1.7	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,384 ±992	61.3% ±1.9	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,233 ±713	11.8% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,046 ±309	2.0% ±0.6	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	692 ±310	1.3% ±0.6	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,236 ±370	2.3% ±0.7	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Stratford town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	32,077 ±1,159	60.8% ±2.2	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,228 ±759	21.3% ±1.4	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,658 ±357	3.1% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,827 ±926	14.8% ±1.8	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,533 ±605	8.6% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,294 ±659	6.2% ±1.2	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Stratford town among the places and towns of Connecticut

17th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Stratford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bristol city	61,462 ±29
Hamden town	61,045 ±50
Meriden city	60,545 ±45
Manchester town	59,635 ±37
West Haven city	55,351 ±38
Stratford town	52,790 ±58
Milford town	52,684 ±32
Milford city (balance)	51,023 ±278
East Hartford CDP	50,918 ±39
Middletown city	47,958 ±39
Wallingford town	44,362 ±31

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Stratford town, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 16 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 20 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 23 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 33 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 42 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026