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!) Pinnacle 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. Pinnacle has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pinnacle than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pinnacle may be for you.
In Pinnacle, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Pinnacle is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Pinnacle isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small town, Pinnacle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Pinnacle with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.07% of adults in Pinnacle have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pinnacle in 2022 was $19,885, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,540 for a family of four. Pinnacle also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Pinnacle is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pinnacle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pinnacle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pinnacle include English, Irish, Northern European, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pinnacle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
