About Stanfield

Stanfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,475 people and just one neighborhood, Stanfield is the 148th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Stanfield is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.8% of the Stanfield workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Stanfield is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stanfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.00%), sales jobs (7.23%), and management occupations (5.18%).

One downside of living in Stanfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stanfield, the average commute to work is 32.91 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Stanfield is a very car-oriented town. 98.76% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Stanfield is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Stanfield has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Stanfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Stanfield Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Stanfield is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.96% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stanfield in 2000 was $17,844, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,376 for a family of four.

The people who call Stanfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Stanfield is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanfield include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Stanfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.