Income

Median household income is $88,905 and per capita income is $55,319 in Stamford. Median income is above the U.S. median income. Average household income is $123,773 per year. Stamford's per capita income is slightly above the state of Connecticut and above the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 25.4% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 16.3% and is above Connecticut and well above the US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 3.3%. White-collar professions account for 69.0% of employment. Service occupations comprise 17.9% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 13.1% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Stamford, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Stamford
		Connecticut
Latitude / Longitude:		41.05343, -73.538734
Radius		1 mile
INCOME
Per capita income		$55,319	$53,734	$43,829
Median household income		$88,905	$94,033	$79,068
Average household income		$123,773	$134,853	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		16.3%	13.2%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		4.0%	5.5%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		8.1%	8.1%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		13.0%	12.9%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		13.7%	12.8%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		19.4%	17.7%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		10.7%	11.5%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		14.7%	18.2%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		26.8%	25.7%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		6,475	370,714	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		54.3%	51.5%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		13,136	742,388	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		33,340	1,880,046	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		3.3%	4.8%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		26.8%	20.1%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		25.2%	28.7%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		9.0%	8.5%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		7.9%	9.7%	10.1%
Services		17.9%	15.4%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		13.1%	17.5%	21.0%