Stanford is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 21,150 people and three associated neighborhoods, Stanford is the 311th largest community in California.

Stanford home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Stanford real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Stanford has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Stanford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Stanford is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Stanford culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Stanford really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Stanford every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Stanford. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Stanford benefits directly from this.

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

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.07 minutes getting to work every day.

If knowledge is power, Stanford is a pretty powerful place. 91.96% of the adults in Stanford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Stanford in 2022 was $40,495, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,980 for a family of four. However, Stanford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stanford is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stanford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Stanford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.91% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stanford include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

Stanford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.50%.

The most common language spoken in Stanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.