Pleasant Valley is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,603 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Valley is the 660th largest community in New York.Pleasant Valley is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pleasant Valley is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Valley who work in architecture and engineering (27.34%), management occupations (12.11%), and personal care services (8.65%). Also of interest is that Pleasant Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.52% 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 Pleasant Valley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.31 minutes every day commuting to work. Pleasant 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.The population of Pleasant Valley is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.77% of adults in Pleasant Valley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Pleasant Valley in 2022 was $43,758, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,032 for a family of four. Pleasant Valley is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pleasant Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Valley include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Pleasant Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
