Stafford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,427 people and five associated neighborhoods, Stafford is the 164th largest community in Texas.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Stafford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Stafford, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Stafford's cultural character, accounting for 32.45% of the city’s population.

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