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 450.2 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 2008 finance and insurance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $46,563. Per capita income grew by 13.9% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	121,736	485	Covered Employment	35,238	619
Growth (%) since 1990	95.5%	84	Avg wage per job	$41,996	322
Households (2000)	30,187	643	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	2.0%	2635
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	66,222	464	Avg wage per job	$36,685	1619
Unemployment Rate (2008)	3.4	2778	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	0.3%	3084
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$37,255	396	Avg wage per job	$49,394	279
Median Household Income (2007)	$86,865	15	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	5.4%	1823
Poverty Rate (2007)	4.2	3125	Avg wage per job	$31,836	1150
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	88.6	195	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	13.8%	4
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	29.6	218	Avg wage per job	$46,563	573