Moving to Stony Point, North Carolina

Population: 1,380
Males: 663 (48.0%), Females: 717 (52.0%)

Zip code: 28678

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $42,305
Median house value: $79,800

Population by Race

Races in Stony Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

Ancestries: United States (22.8%), English (10.9%), German (9.7%), Irish (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Scottish (2.2%).

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Stony Point

  • High school or higher: 60.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stony Point CDP

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

0.6% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Stony Point:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stony Point:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 47 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 61 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Stony Point:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stony Point:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)

Public primary/middle school in Stony Point:

  • STONY POINT ELEMENTARY (Students: 272; Location: 311 STONY POINT SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)