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Stuart, FL
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Living in Stuart



Stuart is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 19,430 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Stuart is the 156th largest community in Florida.

A relatively large number of people in Stuart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.93% 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.

Stuart is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

As is often the case in a small city, Stuart doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Stuart are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.82% of adults in Stuart have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stuart in 2022 was $42,551, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,204 for a family of four. However, Stuart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stuart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stuart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stuart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stuart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stuart include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Stuart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.