Stephens City is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,096 people and six associated neighborhoods, Stephens City is the 219th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Stephens City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Stephens City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Stephens City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Stephens City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $90,588.00.
Also of interest is that Stephens City 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 Stephens City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.71% 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.
In Stephens City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.18 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Stephens City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Stephens City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.62% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Stephens City in 2022 was $39,459, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,836 for a family of four. However, Stephens City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stephens City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stephens City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stephens City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stephens City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.68% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stephens City include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Stephens City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.