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Pleasant Valley, NY
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Pleasant Valley profile


Living in Pleasant Valley



Pleasant Valley is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,603 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Pleasant Valley is the 660th largest community in New York.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Pleasant Valley. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Pleasant Valley.

As is often the case in a small town, Pleasant Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Pleasant Valley are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.76% of adults in Pleasant Valley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Valley in 2018 was $37,721, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,884 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pleasant Valley is a somewhat 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 Asian. 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.


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