Stafford County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 270.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 446.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 276.0%. On the 2000 census form, 97.5% of the population reported only one race, with 12.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 3.01 persons compared to an average family size of 3.32 persons. In 2007 finance and insurance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $46,095. Per capita income grew by 19.5% between 1996 and 2006 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2007)	120,723	486	Covered Employment	34,583	631
Growth (%) since 1990	93.9%	77	Avg wage per job	$40,865	291
Households (2000)	30,187	643	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	2.3%	2606
Labor Force (persons) (2007)	65,031	465	Avg wage per job	$36,381	1551
Unemployment Rate (2007)	2.6	2992	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	0.3%	3079
Per Capita Personal Income (2006)	$35,544	351	Avg wage per job	$50,917	191
Median Household Income (2005)	$78,862	19	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	5.0%	1835
Poverty Rate (2005)	4.6	3112	Avg wage per job	$32,572	975
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	88.6	195	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	12.8%	7
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	29.6	218	Avg wage per job	$46,095	558