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Stratford, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Stratford is a Census city of 1,326 people across 2.31 square miles of land, in Sherman County. Median household income is $49,286, 79.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stratford
What Stratford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land575
- County holding the largest share of its areaSherman County, 100.0 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.
Stratford
How many people live in Stratford
- Population1,326
- Median age39.9 plus or minus 10.4
- Population under 18223 plus or minus 124
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Population 65 and over294 plus or minus 78
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent
- Households496
- Family households326 plus or minus 80
- Share of households that are families65.7 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$49,286 plus or minus $15,464
- Per capita income$42,573 plus or minus $8,528
- Civilian labor force678 plus or minus 138
- Employed664 plus or minus 143
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over953
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Stratford
- Housing units641
- Occupied units496
- Vacant units145 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate22.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied393
- Renter occupied103 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate79.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,900
- Single family units581
- Share single family90.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more53 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more8.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stratford
How Stratford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute574 plus or minus 140
- Commuting under 15 minutes342 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more130 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stratford
SBA loans in Stratford (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,605,900
- Average approval$868,633
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$2,400,000
- Jobs supported66
- Jobs per approval22.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stratford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Sherman County, not Stratford
Sherman County context, not Stratford figures
- Establishments in Sherman County60
- Covered employment, Sherman County1,132
- Average annual pay, Sherman County$54,301
- Housing units permitted, Sherman County17
Every figure in this section is published for Sherman 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, Texas?
1,326, in 496 households. Stratford city covers 2.31 square miles of land, which is 575 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?
Sherman County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Stratford?
$49,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Stratford businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stratford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Stratford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Stratford. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 Sherman 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.