The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Squaw Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Squaw Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Squaw Valley, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 46.18 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Squaw Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Squaw Valley who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.53% of adults in Squaw Valley have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Squaw Valley in 2022 was $34,116, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,464 for a family of four. However, Squaw Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Squaw Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Squaw Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Squaw Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Squaw Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Squaw Valley include English, Irish, German, Norwegian, and Finnish.
The most common language spoken in Squaw Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
