Stuart is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,431 people and four associated neighborhoods, Stuart is the 251st largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stuart is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stuart is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stuart who work in sales jobs (9.67%), teaching (9.67%), and office and administrative support (8.96%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.61% 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. 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, Stuart has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stuart a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Stuart 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 citizens of Stuart are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.24% of adults in Stuart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Stuart in 2022 was $22,332, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,328 for a family of four. However, Stuart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stuart is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stuart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stuart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stuart include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Stuart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
