Stony Point is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,146 people and two associated neighborhoods, Stony Point is the 389th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Stony Point, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 59.60% of Stony Point’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Stony Point is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stony Point who work in office and administrative support (15.07%), sales jobs (7.47%), and food service (6.27%). Because of many things, Stony Point is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stony Point a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Stony Point has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stony Point’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Stony Point has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stony Point a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. 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. Stony Point 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 Stony Point citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.30% of adults 25 and older in Stony Point have a college 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.
