Stanardsville is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 363 people and two associated neighborhoods, Stanardsville is the 356th largest community in Virginia.Stanardsville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stanardsville is a town of service providers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stanardsville who work in management occupations (13.06%), healthcare suport services (10.51%), and food service (8.92%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Stanardsville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Stanardsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Stanardsville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Stanardsville, 22.79% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Stanardsville in 2022 was $38,917, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,668 for a family of four. However, Stanardsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stanardsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stanardsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanardsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanardsville include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Stanardsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
