Stratford, CT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Stratford	Connecticut	National
Income per capita	$52,632	$58,644	$44,883
Median household income	$101,243	$105,898	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$117,254	$143,532	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,405	$56,168	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,247	$67,487	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,928	$47,151	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.0%	10.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Stratford is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Stratford is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Stratford is 29% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Stratford is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,488 $101,243 $202,486

City

$70,591 $105,898 $211,796

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Stratford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	15.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	6.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	11.7%
Public administration	5.0%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	42.0%
Other	27.7%	24.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Southport, CT	1,747	$263,111	223.5%
Westport, CT	28,385	$245,362	201.7%
Newtown, CT	1,962	$215,268	164.7%
Orange, CT	14,220	$195,360	140.2%
Trumbull, CT	37,754	$165,410	103.4%
Stratford, CT	53,937	$101,243	24.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Bay, ON	53,968	n/a
Edina, MN	53,873	$159,150	95.7%
Pensacola, FL	54,052	$84,848	4.3%
Elkhart, IN	53,808	$58,735	27.8%
Watsonville, CA	54,199	$92,181	13.3%
Stratford, CT	53,937	$101,243	24.5%

Source: The Stratford, CT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.