Texas · Census place 69908
Stafford, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Stafford, Texas (Stafford, TX — Census place “Stafford city”) is 17,279 residents, ranking #181 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $85,910, the median home is worth $247,900 and median gross rent runs $1,441 a month. Looking for the Stafford Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Stafford, TX: 77477.
- Population
- 17,279Stafford city residents
- Median household income
- $85,910Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $247,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,441Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43%Owner-occupied households
Stafford ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stafford.
The Stafford TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Stafford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stafford city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 43% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Stafford city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Stafford city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 17,279 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #181 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 32.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Stafford city earn a median of $85,910 a year, 9.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 33% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Stafford city is valued at $247,900, 18.3% below the national figure and 38% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,441 a month, 2.5% above the national figure, or roughly $17,292 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 43% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Stafford city?
- Stafford city has 17,279 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #181 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Stafford city?
- Median household income in Stafford city is $85,910 a year, 9.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stafford city?
- Median gross rent is $1,441 a month and the median home value is $247,900, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
- Is Stafford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stafford city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Stafford city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.