Because of many things, Stony Point is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Stony Point really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Stony Point perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Stony Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.97 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Stony Point is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The population of Stony Point is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.08% of adults in Stony Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stony Point in 2022 was $49,448, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,792 for a family of four.
Stony Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stony Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stony Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stony Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stony Point include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Stony Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
