Stephens City is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,116 people and six associated neighborhoods, Stephens City is the 219th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Stephens City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Stephens City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Stephens City, where the median household income is $90,588.00.
Also of interest is that Stephens City 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: 8.71% 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.
One downside of living in Stephens City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.18 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Stephens City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Stephens City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.62% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Stephens City in 2022 was $39,459, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,836 for a family of four. However, Stephens City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stephens City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stephens City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stephens City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stephens City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.68% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stephens City include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Stephens City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.