It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lucerne Valley has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lucerne Valley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lucerne Valley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lucerne Valley may be for you.
One downside of living in Lucerne Valley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lucerne Valley, the average commute to work is 37.71 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Lucerne Valley with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.74% of adults in Lucerne Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lucerne Valley in 2022 was $22,888, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,552 for a family of four. However, Lucerne Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lucerne Valley also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.59% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Lucerne Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lucerne Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lucerne Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lucerne Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lucerne Valley include German, Irish, English, European, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lucerne Valley's cultural character, accounting for 16.45% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lucerne Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
