Pleasant Grove, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

9,442

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.9

9.93% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.7%

3.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,317

2.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$226,400

Population & Diversity

Pleasant Grove, AL is home to a population of 9.44k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.657% of Pleasant Grove, AL residents were born outside of the country (62 people).

In 2024, there were 2.46 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.53k people) in Pleasant Grove, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.65k White (Non-Hispanic) and 83 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Pleasant Grove, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasant Grove, AL was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasant Grove, AL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.53k ± 450
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.65k ± 410
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
83 ± 76

1.21%

Hispanic Population

114 people

1.21% of the people in Pleasant Grove, AL are hispanic (114 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasant Grove, AL 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 Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

0.657%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

62 people

0.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

76 people

As of 2024, 0.657% of Pleasant Grove, AL residents (62 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 Grove, AL was 0.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
159 ± 99
Gulf War (2001-)
138 ± 124
Gulf War (1990s)
91 ± 61

Pleasant Grove, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pleasant Grove, AL.

Economy

The economy of Pleasant Grove, AL employs 4.66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasant Grove, AL were Retail Trade (758 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (531 people), and Educational Services (389 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($87,431), Manufacturing ($70,750), and Public Administration ($62,292).

Employment

Occupations

4.66k

2024 Value

± 604

−4.7%

1 Year decline

± 20.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Grove, AL declined at a rate of −4.7%, from 4.89k employees to 4.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Grove, AL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (938 people), Sales & Related Occupations (444 people), and Material Moving Occupations (380 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Grove, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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

4.66k

2024 Value

± 604

−4.7%

1 Year decline

± 20.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Grove, AL declined at a rate of −4.7%, from 4.89k employees to 4.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Grove, AL, are Retail Trade (758 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (531 people), and Educational Services (389 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasant Grove, AL, though some of these residents may live in Pleasant Grove, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,801

Median earning men ± $8,935

$38,765

Median earning women ± $10,714

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($88,162), Public Administration ($79,833), and Construction ($61,052).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,528), Public Administration ($61,632), and Manufacturing ($61,210).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pleasant Grove, AL was $226,400 in 2024, which is 0.68 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,100 to $226,400, a 19.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Pleasant Grove, AL is 79.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pleasant Grove, AL have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasant Grove, AL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$226,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,151

$2,763

Median Property Taxes

±$393

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 Grove, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.4% of the housing units in Pleasant Grove, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pleasant Grove, AL 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.

$70,317

Median Household Income

± $12,142

3.48k

Number of Households

± 487

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.48k households in Pleasant Grove, AL grew to $70,317 from the previous year's value of $68,344.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Grove, AL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasant Grove, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.7%)
Carpooled (9.42%)
Worked At Home (7.28%)

In 2024, 81.7% of workers in Pleasant Grove, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.42%) and those who worked at home (7.28%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Grove, AL have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.71% of the workforce in Pleasant Grove, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Grove, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pleasant Grove, AL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Grove, AL (1.81k out of 9.22k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasant Grove, AL 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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