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!) Stanley 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. Stanley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stanley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stanley may be for you.
One downside of living in Stanley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.36 minutes every day commuting to work.
The rate of college-level education in Stanley is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.15% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stanley in 2022 was $30,818, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,272 for a family of four. However, Stanley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Stanley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stanley include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Stanley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
