Stevens Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 25,716 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Stevens Point is the 31st largest community in Wisconsin.Stevens Point is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stevens Point is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stevens Point who work in office and administrative support (11.96%), management occupations (8.11%), and sales jobs (7.80%). Also of interest is that Stevens Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Stevens Point telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.50% 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. Because Stevens Point has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Stevens Point lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Stevens Point is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Stevens Point people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. One of the benefits of Stevens Point is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.23 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Stevens Point citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.62% of adults in Stevens Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Stevens Point in 2022 was $31,061, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,244 for a family of four. However, Stevens Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stevens Point is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stevens Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stevens Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stevens Point include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Stevens Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.
