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, Pinnacle is worth considering.
One downside of living in Pinnacle, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.73 minutes every day commuting to work.
Pinnacle is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Pinnacle isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Pinnacle 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, the citizens of Pinnacle rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.07% of adults 25 and older in Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle in 2022 was $19,885, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,540 for a family of four. Pinnacle also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Pinnacle is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pinnacle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pinnacle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pinnacle include English, Irish, Northern European, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pinnacle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
