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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pollock Pines is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pollock Pines is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pollock Pines who work in office and administrative support (11.37%), business and financial occupations (10.50%), and management occupations (7.19%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.69% 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 Pollock Pines, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.78 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 population of Pollock Pines 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 Pollock Pines, 21.52% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pollock Pines in 2022 was $43,080, 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 $172,320 for a family of four. However, Pollock Pines contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pollock Pines is a very 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. Pollock Pines also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pollock Pines include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Pollock Pines is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
