2020 census As of the
2020 census, Stafford Springs had a population of 4,780. The median age was 39.9 years. 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.0 males age 18 and over. 88.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 11.4% lived in rural areas. There were 2,163 households in Stafford Springs, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.7% were married-couple households, 22.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,364 housing units, of which 8.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.
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