It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Stevenson 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. Stevenson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stevenson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stevenson may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Stevenson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Stevenson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.61% of adults in Stevenson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stevenson in 2022 was $27,903, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,612 for a family of four. However, Stevenson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stevenson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stevenson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stevenson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stevenson include English, Irish, Lebanese, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Stevenson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
