Penn Valley is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 1,593 people and three associated neighborhoods, Penn Valley is the 692nd largest community in California.

Housing costs in Penn Valley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

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

One downside of living in Penn Valley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Penn Valley, the average commute to work is 41.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Penn Valley is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Penn Valley with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.22% of adults in Penn Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Penn Valley in 2022 was $34,638, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,552 for a family of four. However, Penn Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Penn Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Penn Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Penn Valley residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Penn Valley include English, Norwegian, German, Austrian, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Penn Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.