Because of many things, Stedman 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, Stedman really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Stedman 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.
One downside of living in Stedman is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stedman, the average commute to work is 31.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Stedman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Stedman 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: 35.43% of adults in Stedman have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stedman in 2022 was $38,281, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,124 for a family of four. However, Stedman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stedman is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stedman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stedman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stedman include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Stedman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
