Overview Stephenson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,097 people and just one neighborhood, Stephenson is the 99th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Stephenson, 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 Stephenson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Stephenson鈥檚 real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Stephenson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $102,591.00. Stephenson real estate is some of the most expensive in Virginia, although Stephenson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stephenson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stephenson is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stephenson who work in teaching (11.69%), business and financial occupations (10.36%), and sales jobs (8.42%). Of important note, Stephenson is also a town of artists. Stephenson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Stephenson鈥檚 character. Also of interest is that Stephenson 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 Stephenson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.81% 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. Setting & Lifestyle It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Stephenson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Stephenson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stephenson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stephenson may be for you. One downside of living in Stephenson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stephenson, the average commute to work is 32.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Stephenson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Stephenson Demographics The citizens of Stephenson are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.97% of adults in Stephenson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Stephenson in 2022 was $46,507, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,028 for a family of four. However, Stephenson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stephenson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stephenson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stephenson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stephenson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Stephenson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.