Stanton is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Stanton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small city, Stanton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Stanton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.94% of adults in Stanton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Stanton in 2018 was $32,520, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,080 for a family of four. However, Stanton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stanton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Stanton, accounting for 73.90% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Stanton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanton include Irish, German, Scottish, European, and English.
The most common language spoken in Stanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
