Pleasant Valley is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,603 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Valley is the 660th largest community in New York.Pleasant Valley is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.46% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pleasant Valley is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Valley who work in architecture and engineering (27.93%), management occupations (10.63%), and computer science and math (9.20%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Pleasant Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In Pleasant Valley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Pleasant Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.If knowledge is power, Pleasant Valley is a pretty powerful place. 53.76% of the adults in Pleasant Valley have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Pleasant Valley in 2022 was $43,938, 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 $175,752 for a family of four. Pleasant Valley is a very 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Valley include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Palestinian. The most common language spoken in Pleasant Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
