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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Squaw Valley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Squaw Valley is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Squaw Valley who work in maintenance occupations (11.40%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and management occupations (8.80%). A relatively large number of people in Squaw Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.57% 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 Squaw Valley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Squaw 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 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.
