Pollock Pines is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,112 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pollock Pines is the 469th largest community in California.
Also of interest is that Pollock Pines has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.52% 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pollock Pines has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pollock Pines a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Pollock Pines, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Pollock Pines doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Pollock Pines are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.40% of adults in Pollock Pines having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pollock Pines in 2022 was $42,927, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,708 for a family of four. However, Pollock Pines contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pollock Pines is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pollock Pines home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pollock Pines residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pollock Pines include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pollock Pines is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.