Stony Point is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 12,126 people and three associated neighborhoods, Stony Point is the 157th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Stony Point are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
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.
One downside of living in Stony Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stony Point, the average commute to work is 34.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small town, Stony Point has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other 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: 37.25% of adults in Stony Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stony Point in 2022 was $48,157, 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 $192,628 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 22.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stony Point include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Stony Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.