Carmel Valley is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 4,524 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carmel Valley is the 540th largest community in California.

Carmel Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Carmel Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Carmel Valley is also a town of artists. Carmel Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carmel Valley’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.34% 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.

Because of many things, Carmel Valley is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Carmel Valley a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Carmel Valley has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Carmel Valley’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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!) Carmel Valley 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. Carmel Valley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Carmel Valley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Carmel Valley may be for you.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Carmel Valley, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Carmel Valley is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Carmel Valley in 2022 was $93,411, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $373,644 for a family of four.

Carmel Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carmel Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carmel Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Carmel Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carmel Valley include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Carmel Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.