Pleasant Hills, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

3,836

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

5.15% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.12%

2.98% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$166,339

16.3% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Pleasant Hills, MD is home to a population of 3.84k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.03% of Pleasant Hills, MD residents were born outside of the country (308 people).

In 2024, there were 10.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.22k people) in Pleasant Hills, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 315 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 80 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Pleasant Hills, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasant Hills, MD was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasant Hills, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.22k ± 457
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
315 ± 218
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
80 ± 104

3.1%

Hispanic Population

119 people

3.1% of the people in Pleasant Hills, MD are hispanic (119 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasant Hills, MD 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 Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

8.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

5.97%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

236 people

As of 2024, 8.03% of Pleasant Hills, MD residents (308 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 Hills, MD was 5.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
69 ± 54
Vietnam
61 ± 46
Korea
46 ± 56

Pleasant Hills, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pleasant Hills, MD.

Economy

The economy of Pleasant Hills, MD employs 1.83k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasant Hills, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (242 people), Public Administration (233 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (216 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($144,625), Manufacturing ($133,889), and Public Administration ($124,728).

Employment

Occupations

1.83k

2024 Value

± 258

−7.9%

1 Year decline

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Hills, MD declined at a rate of −7.9%, from 1.99k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Hills, MD, are Management Occupations (458 people), Sales & Related Occupations (232 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (161 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Hills, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (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

1.83k

2024 Value

± 258

−7.9%

1 Year decline

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Hills, MD declined at a rate of −7.9%, from 1.99k employees to 1.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Hills, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (242 people), Public Administration (233 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (216 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasant Hills, MD, though some of these residents may live in Pleasant Hills, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$118,611

Median earning men ± $18,912

$76,685

Median earning women ± $17,816

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($162,990), Public Administration ($156,029), and Manufacturing ($143,306).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,091), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,014), and Public Administration ($71,932).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pleasant Hills, MD was $532,900 in 2024, which is 1.6 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $480,800 to $532,900, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Pleasant Hills, MD is 97.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pleasant Hills, MD have an average commute time of 40 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasant Hills, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$532,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,319

$1,487

Median Property Taxes

±$201

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 Hills, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

97.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 97.8% of the housing units in Pleasant Hills, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pleasant Hills, MD 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.

$166,339

Median Household Income

± $26,259

1.52k

Number of Households

± 215

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.52k households in Pleasant Hills, MD grew to $166,339 from the previous year's value of $143,068.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Hills, MD 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasant Hills, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.6%)
Worked At Home (22.9%)
Carpooled (3.97%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Pleasant Hills, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.9%) and those who carpooled to work (3.97%).

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

40 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Hills, MD have a longer commute time (40 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.72% of the workforce in Pleasant Hills, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Hills, MD (81 out of 3.83k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasant Hills, MD is Asian, followed by White and Black.

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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