The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Stanley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stanley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Stanley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stanley, the average commute to work is 34.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The population of Stanley has a very low overall level of education: only 9.76% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Stanley in 2018 was $28,382, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,528 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, Italian, and Bahamian.
The most common language spoken in Stanley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
