Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.23 minutes getting to work every day.
The rate of college-level education in Pinon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.84% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pinon in 2022 was $16,927, which is low income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,708 for a family of four. However, Pinon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pinon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Pinon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pinon residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pinon include German, Swedish, Irish, Polish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Pinon is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and English.
