Penfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 21,583 people and four associated neighborhoods, Penfield is the 77th largest community in New York.Penfield is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.66% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Penfield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Penfield who work in management occupations (17.55%), business and financial occupations (10.26%), and sales jobs (10.25%). Also of interest is that Penfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.49% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Penfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Penfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Penfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Penfield. 61.48% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Penfield in 2022 was $51,260, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,040 for a family of four. The people who call Penfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Penfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Penfield include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Penfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
