Pinnacle is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 786 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pinnacle is the 432nd largest community in North Carolina.Pinnacle is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pinnacle is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pinnacle who work in sales jobs (28.70%), maintenance occupations (16.52%), and healthcare suport services (16.52%). Also of interest is that Pinnacle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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, Pinnacle has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pinnacle a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Pinnacle, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.78 minutes every day commuting to work. Pinnacle is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Pinnacle is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Pinnacle has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. As is often the case in a small town, Pinnacle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Pinnacle who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.15% of the adults in Pinnacle have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pinnacle in 2022 was $16,055, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,220 for a family of four. 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, German, Scottish, Irish, and Northern European. The most common language spoken in Pinnacle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
