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Stephenson, VA

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Overview


Stephenson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,027 people and just one neighborhood, Stephenson is the 99th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Stephenson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Stephenson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Stephenson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Stephenson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $93,649.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Stephenson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Stephenson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stephenson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stephenson who work in teaching (10.16%), sales jobs (9.56%), and office and administrative support (7.54%).

Also of interest is that Stephenson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Stephenson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Stephenson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stephenson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stephenson may be for you.

One downside of living in Stephenson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stephenson, the average commute to work is 31.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The overall education level of Stephenson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.47% of adults in Stephenson have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Stephenson in 2018 was $36,109, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,436 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Stephenson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

With a real estate vacancy rate of only 0.0%, the neighborhood has a lower vacancy rate than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods, a very elite group. Such a low vacancy rate may indicate very strong real estate demand in the neighborhood combined with some impediments to increasing supply, such as zoning or existing density of development, among other potential reasons.

Diversity

Significantly, 1.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Stephenson are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 77.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 64.1% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 36.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.9%), and 9.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Stephenson, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (5.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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