Pinehurst is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,195 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pinehurst is the 369th largest community in Texas.Pinehurst is a blue-collar town, with 37.44% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Pinehurst is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Pinehurst who work in food service (13.47%), management occupations (11.11%), and maintenance occupations (10.57%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.44% 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. One downside of living in Pinehurst, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.56 minutes every day commuting to work. Pinehurst 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 population of Pinehurst overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pinehurst, 23.78% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pinehurst in 2022 was $26,957, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,828 for a family of four. However, Pinehurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pinehurst is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pinehurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pinehurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Pinehurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.97% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pinehurst include German, English, French, Italian, and Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Pinehurst's cultural character, accounting for 15.37% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Pinehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
