It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pinnacle has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pinnacle has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pinnacle than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pinnacle may be for you.
One downside of living in Pinnacle is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pinnacle, the average commute to work is 31.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Pinnacle rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.07% of adults 25 and older in Pinnacle have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Pinnacle in 2022 was $19,885, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,540 for a family of four. Pinnacle also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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, Irish, Northern European, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pinnacle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
