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Stratford, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Stratford is a Census city of 735 people across 1.82 square miles of land, lying across Hamilton County and Webster County. Median household income is $47,875, 82.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stratford
What Stratford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land405
- County holding the largest share of its areaHamilton County, 65.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inHamilton County 65.7 percent, Webster County 34.3 percent
Stratford crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stratford
How many people live in Stratford
- Population735
- Median age60.8
- Population under 18133 plus or minus 42
- Share under 1818.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over309 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over42.0 percent
- Households365
- Family households182 plus or minus 49
- Share of households that are families49.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stratford
Income and work in Stratford
- Median household income$47,875 plus or minus $13,665
- Per capita income$29,868
- Civilian labor force285 plus or minus 75
- Employed283 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over584
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Stratford
- Housing units404
- Occupied units365
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied302 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate82.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$588 plus or minus $176
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units310 plus or minus 68
- Share single family76.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more12.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Stratford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute270 plus or minus 72
- Commuting under 15 minutes58 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone83.4 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stratford
Flood risk in Stratford
- NFIP communityCity of Stratford
- NFIP community number190661
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Stratford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190661 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hamilton County, not Stratford
Hamilton County context, not Stratford figures
- Establishments in Hamilton County367
- Covered employment, Hamilton County5,798
- Average annual pay, Hamilton County$52,922
- Housing units permitted, Hamilton County9
Every figure in this section is published for Hamilton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Stratford.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Stratford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stratford, Iowa?
735, in 365 households. Stratford city covers 1.82 square miles of land, which is 405 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stratford in?
Stratford lies in more than one. By area it is 65.7 percent in Hamilton County, 34.3 percent in Webster County. This page sits under Hamilton County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Stratford?
$47,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,300. Median gross rent is $588 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Stratford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Stratford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Stratford, city of, community 190661, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Stratford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hamilton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Stratford.
Is zoning published for Stratford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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