Penfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,713 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Penfield is the 95th largest community in New York.

Penfield is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Penfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Penfield who work in management occupations (15.79%), office and administrative support jobs (14.33%), and sales jobs (12.24%).

Also of interest is that Penfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Penfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Penfield is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Penfield's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Penfield is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Penfield.

Being a small town, Penfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Penfield Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Penfield is a pretty powerful place. 50.58% of the adults in Penfield have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Penfield in 2000 was $30,008, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,032 for a family of four. However, Penfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Penfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Penfield is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Penfield include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Penfield is English.