White Stone is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 345 people and just one neighborhood, White Stone is the 334th largest community in Virginia.

Real Estate Prices

White Stone real estate is some of the most expensive in Virginia, although White Stone house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, White Stone is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, White Stone is a town of sales and office workers, service providers and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in White Stone who work in office and administrative support (20.86%), sales jobs (12.30%) and healthcare suport services (9.09%).

Setting & Lifestyle

White Stone’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, White Stone is worth considering.

White Stone is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of White Stone spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.63 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, White Stone does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in White Stone with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.94% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in White Stone in 2010 was $23,404, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,616 for a family of four. However, White Stone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call White Stone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Stone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Stone include English, German, Italian, Scottish, Irish and French.

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