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. A relatively large number of people in Penfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.49% 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. Because of many things, Penfield is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Penfield a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Penfield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Penfield’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Penfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Penfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.
