Pinehurst is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,195 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pinehurst is the 369th largest community in Texas.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pinehurst is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pinehurst is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pinehurst who work in food service (15.37%), management occupations (15.31%), and sales jobs (10.23%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.29% 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 Pinehurst is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pinehurst, the average commute to work is 35.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Pinehurst 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 population of Pinehurst overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pinehurst, 22.14% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pinehurst in 2022 was $28,726, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,904 for a family of four. However, Pinehurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pinehurst is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pinehurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pinehurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pinehurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.84% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pinehurst include German, Irish, French, Italian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Pinehurst's cultural character, accounting for 15.75% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Pinehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
