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, Penn Valley is worth considering.
One downside of living in Penn Valley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 43.38 minutes every day commuting to work.
Penn Valley 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.
In terms of college education, Penn Valley is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.80% of adults 25 and older in Penn Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Penn Valley in 2022 was $41,127, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,508 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. Penn Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.61% of the town’s residents. 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.
