Squaw Valley is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,564 people and two associated neighborhoods, Squaw Valley is the 577th largest community in California.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
One downside of living in Squaw Valley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Squaw Valley, the average commute to work is 40.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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 overall education level of Squaw Valley is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.73% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Squaw Valley in 2022 was $31,123, 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 $124,492 for a family of four. However, Squaw Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Squaw Valley is a very 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 17.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Squaw Valley include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Squaw Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.