Stuart

Population: 1,681
Median household income: $41,500
Median home value: $177,700

Stuart is a community in Patrick County, Virginia, home to 1,681 residents. The median household income of $41,500 is below the Patrick County median ($50,938).

Between 2019 and 2023, Stuart's population held roughly steady from 1,675 to 1,681, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $134,900 to $177,700.

The median resident is 49.2 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 20.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,681
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,500
Median home value: $177,700
Median gross rent: $564
Housing units: 687
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6751,681

Median household income

$27,297$41,500

Median home value

$134,900$177,700

Median gross rent

$529$564

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,675	$27,297	$134,900	$529
2020	1,577	$30,804	$148,400	$509
2021	1,431	$29,224	$157,000	$523
2022	1,533	$34,792	$166,700	$504
2023	1,681	$41,500	$177,700	$564

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over20.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	140	8.3%
5 to 17	194	11.5%
18 to 24	117	7.0%
25 to 34	133	7.9%
35 to 44	191	11.4%
45 to 54	173	10.3%
55 to 64	214	12.7%
65 to 74	167	9.9%
75 and over	352	20.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,318	78.4%
Black or African American	180	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	206	16.7%
High school graduate	416	33.8%
Some college or associate's	380	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	164	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	64	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled18.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	298	63.7%
Carpooled	86	18.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	78	16.7%
Other means	6	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	183	46.9%
15 to 29 min	46	11.8%
30 to 44 min	76	19.5%
45 to 59 min	38	9.7%
60+ min	47	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 17.8% (228 of 1,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	285	50.4%
Nonfamily households	281	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	566	82.4%
Vacant	121	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	313	55.3%
Renter-occupied	253	44.7%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	437	63.6%
1-unit, attached	18	2.6%
2 to 4 units	61	8.9%
5 to 19 units	112	16.3%
20 or more units	47	6.8%
Mobile home & other	12	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5176256
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.6404, -80.2686