Stony Point is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Stony Point’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
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!) Stony Point 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. Stony Point has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stony Point than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stony Point may be for you.
One downside of living in Stony Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stony Point, the average commute to work is 34.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Stony Point doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Stony Point who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.30% of the adults in Stony Point have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stony Point in 2022 was $35,574, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,296 for a family of four.
Stony Point is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stony Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stony Point residents report their race to be White. Stony Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.84% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stony Point include German, English, Irish, European, and Australian.
The most common language spoken in Stony Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
