Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Squaw Valley is worth considering.
One downside of living in Squaw Valley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 47.13 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Squaw Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Squaw Valley is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.85% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Squaw Valley in 2022 was $35,815, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,260 for a family of four. However, Squaw Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Squaw Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Squaw Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Squaw Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Squaw Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Squaw Valley include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
In addition, Squaw Valley has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.71%).
The most common language spoken in Squaw Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
