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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.29% 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.
In Pinehurst, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Pinehurst does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Pinehurst citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.14% of adults in Pinehurst 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.
Pinehurst also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.75%.
The most common language spoken in Pinehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.