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Stafford, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Stafford is a Census city of 17,401 people across 7.01 square miles of land, in Fort Bend County. Median household income is $87,432, 38.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 77 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stafford
What Stafford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.01 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,482
- County holding the largest share of its areaFort Bend County, 99.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stafford
How many people live in Stafford
- Population17,401
- Median age32.3
- Population under 183,913
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,870
- Share 65 and over10.7 percent
- Households6,643
- Family households4,228
- Share of households that are families63.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Stafford
- Median household income$87,432
- Per capita income$38,516
- Civilian labor force10,213
- Employed9,625
- Unemployed588 plus or minus 219
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over11,651
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Stafford
- Housing units7,099
- Occupied units6,643
- Vacant units456 plus or minus 228
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied2,574
- Renter occupied4,069
- Ownership rate38.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$257,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,519
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent
- Single family units3,238
- Share single family45.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,571
- Share in buildings of two or more50.3 percent
- Mobile homes290 plus or minus 144
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Stafford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,169
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,537 plus or minus 462
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,363
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.2 percent
- Drove alone76.3 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Stafford (7(a))
- Approvals77
- Gross approval$56,776,600
- Average approval$737,358
- Median approval$344,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,036,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported669
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full14
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.9 percent
- Share to franchises18.2 percent
- Distinct lenders36
- Distinct industries by NAICS50
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stafford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Stafford (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$33,237,000
- Average approval$1,749,316
- Median approval$1,232,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported345
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stafford, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Stafford
- NFIP communityCity of Stafford
- NFIP community number480233
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/29/21
The City of Stafford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480233 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.
Fort Bend County, not Stafford
Fort Bend County context, not Stafford figures
- Establishments in Fort Bend County18,519
- Covered employment, Fort Bend County251,283
- Average annual pay, Fort Bend County$62,566
- Housing units permitted, Fort Bend County12,017
Every figure in this section is published for Fort Bend County as a whole and is not a measurement of Stafford.
All Fort Bend County figures →
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
Stafford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stafford, Texas?
17,401, in 6,643 households. Stafford city covers 7.01 square miles of land, which is 2,482 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stafford in?
Fort Bend County, which holds 99.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Stafford?
$87,432. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $257,700. Median gross rent is $1,519 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Stafford businesses?
77 7(a) approvals totaling $56.8 m since FY2020, across 36 lenders, median approval $344,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $33.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stafford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Stafford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Stafford. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Stafford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Stafford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Stafford, city of, community 480233, 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 Stafford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fort Bend 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 Stafford.
Is zoning published for Stafford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.