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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stanardsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. A relatively large number of people in Stanardsville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Being a small town, Stanardsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Stanardsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.79% of adults in Stanardsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
