Stedman is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,303 people and two associated neighborhoods, Stedman is the 376th largest community in North Carolina. Stedman has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Stedman, where the median household income is $107,250.00.6.05% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Stedman. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Retail industries respectively employ 17.88% and 12.97% of the civilian workforce. Also of interest is that Stedman has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Stedman is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Stedman really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Stedman perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Stedman, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.91 minutes every day commuting to work. Stedman is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Stedman citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.54% of adults in Stedman have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Stedman in 2022 was $40,951, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,804 for a family of four. However, Stedman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stedman is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stedman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stedman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stedman include English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Stedman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
