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Stevens Point, WI
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Living in Stevens Point



Stevens Point is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 25,752 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Stevens Point is the 31st largest community in Wisconsin.

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.

In addition, Stevens Point is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Stevens Point culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Stevens Point really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Stevens Point every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Stevens Point. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Stevens Point benefits directly from this.

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.