Stafford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 11,449 people and three associated neighborhoods, Stafford is the 89th largest community in Connecticut.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.18% 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Stafford has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stafford a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The percentage of people in Stafford who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.40% of adults in Stafford have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Stafford in 2022 was $42,379, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,516 for a family of four. However, Stafford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stafford include Italian, English, Irish, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Stafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.