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06901

Stamford, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,037
Median household income
$102,641
People below poverty
16.8%
Median home value
$478,700

Income

The median income of households in 06901 was $102,641. An estimated 8.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.1
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.9
$25,000 to $34,999 2.8
$35,000 to $49,999 4.1
$50,000 to $74,999 11.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 20.1
$150,000 to $199,999 12.4
$200,000 or more 17.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 93734
Female 80496

An estimated 84.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 20.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $13,128. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.7
Social Security 20.3
Retirement income 10.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.7
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 50.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 50.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.4

In 2020-2024, 11.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 15.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 61.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06901 in 2020-2024, 95.8% had health insurance coverage and 4.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.9% and public coverage was 23.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.4%.


In 2020-2024, 06901 had a total population of 11,037 - 5,847 (53%) females and 5,190 (47%) males. The median age was 30.9 years. An estimated 11.8% of the population was under 18 years, 59.8% was 19 to 44 years, 14.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06901 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 302 206
5 to 9 20 33
10 to 14 311 266
15 to 19 115 311
20 to 24 671 675
25 to 29 1151 1237
30 to 34 573 599
35 to 39 258 751
40 to 44 399 283
45 to 49 338 181
50 to 54 181 162
55 to 59 83 293
60 to 64 146 174
65 to 69 253 120
70 to 74 140 89
75 to 79 84 176
80 to 84 0 227
85 and over 165 64

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 49.9% were White; 22.5% were Black or African American; 1.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 12.9% were Asian; 7.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 15.6% of the people in 06901 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 46.9% of the people in 06901 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,071 households in 06901. The average household size was 1.78 people.

Married-couple households made up 20.6% of the households in 06901 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.1% of all households, while 30% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 53.2% of all households.

In 06901, 13% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 20.6
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.6% of males and 23.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.9 63.2
Now married, except separated 30.6 23.2
Separated 0.9 0.5
Widowed 1.6 3.2
Divorced 12 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06901, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 71% of the people living in 06901 were U.S. natives. 29.1% of the 06901 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 29% of 06901 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06901 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 06901.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 48.3
Asia 28.4
Europe 15.4
Africa 6.6
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06901 in 2020-2024, 31.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.2% of people at least five years old; 7.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.2
Other Indo-European languages 15
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.8
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 72.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 06901 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 72.3
Different house, same county 11.5
Different county, same state 4.4
Different state 9.3
Abroad 2.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 68.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06901 was 2,123 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 207 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 789. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,127.

Educational Attainment of People in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.3
High school diploma or equivalency 9.5
Some college, no degree 13
Associate's degree 4.3
Bachelor's degree 38.8
Graduate or professional degree 30.1

Disability

In 06901, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 4.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06901, 75.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,488 87.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 623 8.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 280 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06901 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 3.2
Retail trade 4.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.7
Information 6.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 15.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 1.9
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06901 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,084 68.8
Service occupations 593 8
Sales and office occupations 1,337 18.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 206 2.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 171 2.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 52.2% of 06901 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 52.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 10.4
Walked 9.5
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 23.7

In 2020-2024, 06901 had a total of 6,559 housing units. Of these housing units, 3.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 96.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 3.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 96.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

31.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06901 was 3.1 rooms, and of these housing units 8.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06901 had 6,071 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 488 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 13% while renters occupied 87%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.61 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.8.

13.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 20.2% and another 1.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06901:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31.7
Electricity 64.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.2
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06901 was $478,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.1 % had a mortgage. 57.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,569 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06901 was $2,538. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.