Pleasant Garden, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

5,060

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

0.518% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.68%

2.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$88,204

0.314% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$223,500

Population & Diversity

Pleasant Garden, NC is home to a population of 5.06k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.09% of Pleasant Garden, NC residents were born outside of the country (106 people).

In 2024, there were 5.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.68k people) in Pleasant Garden, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 645 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 214 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Pleasant Garden, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasant Garden, NC was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pleasant Garden, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasant Garden, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.68k ± 452
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
645 ± 431
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
214 ± 251

6.11%

Hispanic Population

309 people

6.11% of the people in Pleasant Garden, NC are hispanic (309 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasant Garden, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

2.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

106 people

0.882%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

44 people

As of 2024, 2.09% of Pleasant Garden, NC residents (106 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pleasant Garden, NC was 0.882%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pleasant Garden, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
229 ± 125
Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 31
Korea
9 ± 24

Pleasant Garden, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 16.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pleasant Garden, NC.

Economy

The economy of Pleasant Garden, NC employs 2.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasant Garden, NC were Retail Trade (404 people), Public Administration (363 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (312 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($86,932), Information ($80,583), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,632).

Employment

Occupations

2.47k

2024 Value

± 485

−5.83%

1 Year decline

± 29.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Garden, NC declined at a rate of −5.83%, from 2.62k employees to 2.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Garden, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (382 people), Health Technologists & Technicians (362 people), and Management Occupations (201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Garden, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.47k

2024 Value

± 485

−5.83%

1 Year decline

± 29.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Garden, NC declined at a rate of −5.83%, from 2.62k employees to 2.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Garden, NC, are Retail Trade (404 people), Public Administration (363 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasant Garden, NC, though some of these residents may live in Pleasant Garden, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,804

Median earning men ± $5,557

$40,747

Median earning women ± $6,228

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($80,583), Manufacturing ($77,639), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,632).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($68,734), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,203), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,742).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pleasant Garden, NC was $223,500 in 2024, which is 0.672 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $212,700 to $223,500, a 5.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Pleasant Garden, NC is 82.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pleasant Garden, NC have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasant Garden, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$223,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,610

$1,582

Median Property Taxes

±$372

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pleasant Garden, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pleasant Garden, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.9%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.9% of the housing units in Pleasant Garden, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pleasant Garden, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,204

Median Household Income

± $16,191

1.91k

Number of Households

± 409

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.91k households in Pleasant Garden, NC declined from $88,204 from the previous year's value of $88,482.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Garden, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasant Garden, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Worked At Home (17.2%)
Carpooled (2.37%)

In 2024, 78.1% of workers in Pleasant Garden, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.2%) and those who carpooled to work (2.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Garden, NC have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Pleasant Garden, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pleasant Garden, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Garden, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pleasant Garden, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Garden, NC (480 out of 4.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 12 - 14, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasant Garden, NC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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