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Total population: 49,976 (All urban)

Stratford, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,596 (19,898 occupied: 15,994 owner occupied, 3,904 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  20%
State:  33%

Housing density: 1171 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $173,900


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $626


Median gross rent in Stratford, CT in 2000: $764


Housing units in Stratford with a mortgage: 8,464 (842 second mortgage, 1,092 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,065






Household type by relationship

Households: 49,607
  • In family households: 42,312 (9,939 male householders, 3,740 female householders)
    10,522 spouses, 14,966 children (14,129 natural, 227 adopted, 610 stepchildren), 981 grandchildren, 411 brothers or sisters, 433 parents, 767 other relatives, 553 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 7,295 (2,392 male householders (1,905 living alone)), 3,818 female householders (3,475 living alone)), 1,085 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 369 (312 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,917 2-persons, 3,157 3-persons, 2,753 4-persons, 1,236 5-persons, 399 6-persons, 217 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,380 1-person, 699 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

8,151 married couples with children.
2,253 single-parent households (380 men, 1,873 women).

85.5% of residents of Stratford speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,429 (8.9%)
(60.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.0
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.0



Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Stratford, Connecticut:
  • 1 room: 24
  • 2 rooms: 66
  • 3 rooms: 563
  • 4 rooms: 1,527
  • 5 rooms: 3,239
  • 6 rooms: 5,202
  • 7 rooms: 2,941
  • 8 rooms: 1,363
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,069


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stratford, Connecticut:
  • 1 room: 83
  • 2 rooms: 390
  • 3 rooms: 737
  • 4 rooms: 967
  • 5 rooms: 1,040
  • 6 rooms: 453
  • 7 rooms: 104
  • 8 rooms: 48
  • 9 or more rooms: 82


Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 88
  • 1995 to 1998: 203
  • 1990 to 1994: 403
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,526
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,065
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,636
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,686
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,332
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,657


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Stratford:
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 1,070
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,688
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,494
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,215
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 494


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Stratford:
  • no bedroom: 103
  • 1 bedroom: 1,286
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,447
  • 3 bedrooms: 879
  • 4 bedrooms: 145
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 44


Cars and other vehicles available in Stratford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 838
  • 1 vehicle: 5,070
  • 2 vehicles: 7,186
  • 3 vehicles: 2,129
  • 4 vehicles: 624
  • 5 or more vehicles: 147


Cars and other vehicles available in Stratford in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 617
  • 1 vehicle: 2,048
  • 2 vehicles: 1,010
  • 3 vehicles: 174
  • 4 vehicles: 55
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Stratford, CT:

  • Less than $10,000: 0
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 8
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 10
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 25
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 12
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 20
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 42
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 108
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 78
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 105
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 156
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 195
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 346
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1367
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2723
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2938
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2055
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1773
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 663
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 639
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 163
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 63
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 16
  • $1,000,000 or more: 24
 


Stratford rent paid by renters graph
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Stratford:

  • Less than $100: 25
  • $100 to $149: 103
  • $150 to $199: 125
  • $200 to $249: 119
  • $250 to $299: 98
  • $300 to $349: 122
  • $350 to $399: 68
  • $400 to $449: 158
  • $450 to $499: 64
  • $500 to $549: 234
  • $550 to $599: 310
  • $600 to $649: 370
  • $650 to $699: 345
  • $700 to $749: 294
  • $750 to $799: 187
  • $800 to $899: 445
  • $900 to $999: 139
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 225
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 147
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 41
  • $2,000 or more: 0
  • No cash rent: 285
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 731
  • 1990 to 1994: 562
  • 1985 to 1989: 483
  • 1980 to 1984: 453
  • 1975 to 1979: 306
  • 1970 to 1974: 362
  • 1970 to 1974: 384
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,148

Stratford, CT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 522 (2.2% of all workers)


Stratford travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 406
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2411
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4615
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5110
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3391
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1210
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2066
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 454
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 589
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1462
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1073
  • 90 or more minutes: 562
 


Stratford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 20,331 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 1,733 (7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 251 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
  • Railroad: 449 (2%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 40 (0%)
  • Walked: 404 (2%)
  • Other means: 113 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 522 (2%)
 



Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1074
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1059
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 905
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 890
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1009
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1017
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1115
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 1026
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 999
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2138
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 2521
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 2726
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1592
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 731
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 558
  • $200,000 or more: 529
 


First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 9441
  • Other groups: 7449
  • Irish: 5947
  • Polish: 3791
  • German: 2439
  • Slovak: 2255
  • English: 2174
  • United States or American: 1121
  • Russian: 975
  • French (except Basque): 916
  • Hungarian: 914
  • West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 742
  • French Canadian: 708
  • Swedish: 535
  • Portuguese: 491
  • Scottish: 468
  • Scotch-Irish: 382
  • Ukrainian: 361
  • Greek: 351
  • Jamaican: 347
  • Haitian: 328
  • Subsaharan African:: 321
  • Lithuanian: 279
  • Arab:: 267
  • Czechoslovakian: 257
  • Dutch: 189
  • Czech: 167
  • Syrian: 148
  • Cape Verdean: 129
  • European: 128
  • Norwegian: 120
  • Austrian: 107
  • Albanian: 104
  • Yugoslavian: 91
  • Canadian: 88
  • Lebanese: 74
  • African: 70
  • British: 70
  • Armenian: 66
  • Turkish: 65
  • Brazilian: 58
  • West Indian: 56
  • Welsh: 56
  • Danish: 54
  • Slavic: 49
  • Iranian: 49
  • Romanian: 49
  • Nigerian: 42
  • Ghanian: 41
  • Liberian: 39
  • Macedonian: 35
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 33
  • Swiss: 29
  • Finnish: 29
  • Slovene: 19
  • Pennsylvania German: 16
  • Moroccan: 16
  • Australian: 14
  • Serbian: 13
  • Israeli: 13
  • Eastern European: 13
  • Northern European: 13
  • Guyanese: 12
  • Celtic: 11
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11
  • Palestinian: 11
  • Egyptian: 10
  • Scandinavian: 10
  • Arab/Arabic: 8
  • Maltese: 8
  • Belgian: 7
  • Croatian: 3
  • Basque: 3


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Poland (13%)
  • Italy (7%)
  • Jamaica (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Haiti (5%)
  • Portugal (4%)
  • Ecuador (4%)

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

  • This state: 34467
  • Northeast: 6895
  • Midwest: 856
  • South: 1951
  • West: 554

67% of Stratford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 106
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 30
  • 5th and 6th grade: 129
  • 7th and 8th grade: 554
  • 9th grade: 430
  • 10th grade: 501
  • 11th grade: 262
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 556
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,203
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,013
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,067
  • Associate degree: 868
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,799
  • Master's degree: 1,039
  • Professional school degree: 503
  • Doctorate degree: 136


Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 158
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 69
  • 5th and 6th grade: 157
  • 7th and 8th grade: 767
  • 9th grade: 421
  • 10th grade: 680
  • 11th grade: 382
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 740
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,658
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,227
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,152
  • Associate degree: 1,239
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,695
  • Master's degree: 1,472
  • Professional school degree: 384
  • Doctorate degree: 75


Educational Attainment for Females



Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.8%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.3%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.6%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.3%


Median household income in 1999 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $53,908
  • Black householders: $49,427
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,500
  • Asian householders: $62,955
  • Some other race householders: $39,643
  • Two or more races householders: $55,250
  • Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $53,284

Stratford household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Stratford household income for Black or African American householders

Stratford household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Stratford household income for Asian householders

Stratford household income for some other race householders

Stratford household income for two or more races householders

Stratford household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Stratford marital status for males

Stratford marital status for females


Median house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $166,300
  • Black or African American householders: $121,900
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $181,300
  • Asian householders: $186,400
  • Some other race householders: $142,900
  • Two or more races householders: $146,300
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $144,400

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,724
  • One, attached: 1,818
  • Two: 2,040
  • 3 or 4: 1,054
  • 5 to 9: 481
  • 10 to 19: 353
  • 20 to 49: 600
  • 50 or more: 499
  • Mobile homes: 13
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $203,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Stratford:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (53%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (53%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 688
Here:  12.3%
Connecticut:  9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 352
Here:  12.5%
Connecticut:  11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 582
Here:  31.7%
Connecticut:  33.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students


School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

 

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