Pleasant Hill, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

605

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.6

20.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

35.2%

5.92% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$19,600

11.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$43,000

Population & Diversity

Pleasant Hill, LA is home to a population of 605 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 1.58 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (297 people) in Pleasant Hill, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 188 White (Non-Hispanic) and 117 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Pleasant Hill, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasant Hill, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasant Hill, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
297 ± 133
White (Non-Hispanic)
188 ± 69
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
117 ± 87

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasant Hill, LA 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 Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 20
Korea
2 ± 14

Pleasant Hill, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 5.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pleasant Hill, LA.

Economy

The economy of Pleasant Hill, LA employs 186 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasant Hill, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (70 people), Accommodation & Food Services (28 people), and Educational Services (23 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($31,917), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,875), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($15,917).

Employment

Occupations

186

2024 Value

± 113

2.2%

1 Year growth

± 81.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Hill, LA grew at a rate of 2.2%, from 182 employees to 186 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Hill, LA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (37 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (37 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Hill, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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

186

2024 Value

± 113

2.2%

1 Year growth

± 81.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Hill, LA grew at a rate of 2.2%, from 182 employees to 186 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Hill, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (70 people), Accommodation & Food Services (28 people), and Educational Services (23 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasant Hill, LA, though some of these residents may live in Pleasant Hill, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,500

Median earning men ± $48,520

$20,625

Median earning women ± $7,031

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($9,773).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,792).

Housing & Living

People in Pleasant Hill, LA have an average commute time of 30.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasant Hill, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$43,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,511

$177

Median Property Taxes

±$82

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 Hill, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

59.8%

Homeownership

2024

26.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.8% of the housing units in Pleasant Hill, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pleasant Hill, LA 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.

$19,600

Median Household Income

± $5,706

296

Number of Households

± 94

In 2024, the median household income of the 296 households in Pleasant Hill, LA declined from $19,600 from the previous year's value of $22,083.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Hill, LA 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasant Hill, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.7%)
Carpooled (24.7%)
Other (8.6%)

In 2024, 66.7% of workers in Pleasant Hill, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (24.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.6%).

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

30.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Hill, LA have a longer commute time (30.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.38% of the workforce in Pleasant Hill, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Hill, LA (213 out of 605 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasant Hill, LA 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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