Carmel Valley is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 4,524 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carmel Valley is the 540th largest community in California.

Carmel Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Carmel Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Carmel Valley is also a town of artists. Carmel Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carmel Valley’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Carmel Valley 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, Carmel Valley really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Carmel Valley 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.

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, Carmel Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Carmel Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

If knowledge is power, Carmel Valley is a pretty powerful place. 58.07% of the adults in Carmel Valley have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Carmel Valley in 2022 was $93,411, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $373,644 for a family of four.

Carmel Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carmel Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carmel Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Carmel Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carmel Valley include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Carmel Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.