One downside of living in St. Stephen, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.93 minutes every day commuting to work.
St. Stephen is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of St. Stephen are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.62% of adults in St. Stephen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in St. Stephen in 2022 was $19,641, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,564 for a family of four. However, St. Stephen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Stephen also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.24% of its population below the federal poverty line.
St. Stephen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Stephen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Stephen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Stephen include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in St. Stephen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
