Delaware County > Stamford (town)
Population trend for Stamford
03,0001990: 2,0472,04719902000: 1,9431,94320002010: 2,2672,26720102020: 2,0002,00020202023: 1,9361,9362023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Stamford is a town in Delaware County, in the Southern Tier region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Stamford: Stamford (Town, Delaware County); Stamford (Village, Delaware County).

2023 Median income for Delaware County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Delaware County home price index (FHFA)
1992–2024: Home prices rose about 186%.

268 176 85 1992 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Stamford
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Stamford
Married-couple families: 370 (77.2%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 33 (6.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 76 (15.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 278 (79.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 71 (20.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Stamford

Pct 5 and under 43% Pct 6 to 17 19% Pct 18 to 64 21% Pct 65 and over 10%

The overall poverty rate in Stamford is 21 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Stamford lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,591 (82.5%) Same county (different house): 69 (3.6%) Different NY county: 183 (9.5%) Different state: 86 (4.5%) 1,929 current residents Same house: 1,591 (82.5%) Same house Different NY county: 183 (9.5%) Different NY county Different state: 86 (4.5%) Different state Same county (different house): 69 (3.6%) Same county (different house)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Stamford residents
40.7 47.1 48.1 48.5 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau