Stafford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,338 people and five associated neighborhoods, Stafford is the 164th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stafford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stafford is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stafford who work in management occupations (11.94%), office and administrative support (10.45%), and healthcare (8.97%). Also of interest is that Stafford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Stafford are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.40% of adults in Stafford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Stafford in 2022 was $37,617, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,468 for a family of four. However, Stafford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stafford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stafford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stafford residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Stafford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stafford include German, Turkish, Irish, Jamaican, and English. Stafford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.45%. The most common language spoken in Stafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
