Penn Valley is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,593 people and three associated neighborhoods, Penn Valley is the 692nd largest community in California. Housing costs in Penn Valley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Penn Valley is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.64% of the Penn Valley workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Penn Valley is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Penn Valley who work in office and administrative support (22.51%), management occupations (9.96%), and healthcare (9.56%). 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, Penn Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Penn Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Penn Valley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.29 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Penn Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Penn Valley rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.22% of adults 25 and older in Penn Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Penn Valley in 2022 was $34,638, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,552 for a family of four. However, Penn Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Penn Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Penn Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Penn Valley residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Penn Valley include English, Norwegian, German, Austrian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Penn Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
