Pleasant Valley is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,603 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Valley is the 660th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Pleasant Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.89% 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.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Pleasant Valley. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Pleasant Valley.

In Pleasant Valley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Pleasant Valley is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Pleasant Valley ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Pleasant Valley, 47.78% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Valley in 2022 was $45,391, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,564 for a family of four.

Pleasant Valley is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pleasant Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Valley include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.