Pleasantville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

759

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.9

4.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

31.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,972

11.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$107,900

Population & Diversity

Pleasantville, PA is home to a population of 759 people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.395% of Pleasantville, PA residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 45.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (722 people) in Pleasantville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 14 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Pleasantville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasantville, PA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasantville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
722 ± 101
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
16 ± 17
White (Hispanic)
14 ± 21

3.95%

Hispanic Population

30 people

3.95% of the people in Pleasantville, PA are hispanic (30 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasantville, PA 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 Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

0.395%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

0.252%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2024, 0.395% of Pleasantville, PA residents (3 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 Pleasantville, PA was 0.252%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
22 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
9 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 15

Pleasantville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pleasantville, PA.

Economy

The economy of Pleasantville, PA employs 366 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasantville, PA were Manufacturing (87 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), and Retail Trade (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,179), Educational Services ($70,313), and Manufacturing ($53,365).

Employment

Occupations

366

2024 Value

± 73

3.39%

1 Year growth

± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasantville, PA grew at a rate of 3.39%, from 354 employees to 366 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasantville, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (56 people), Production Occupations (45 people), and Management Occupations (39 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasantville, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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

366

2024 Value

± 73

3.39%

1 Year growth

± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasantville, PA grew at a rate of 3.39%, from 354 employees to 366 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasantville, PA, are Manufacturing (87 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), and Retail Trade (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasantville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Pleasantville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,500

Median earning men ± $3,800

$34,833

Median earning women ± $6,186

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,125), Manufacturing ($60,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($45,694), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,679), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pleasantville, PA was $107,900 in 2024, which is 0.324 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,400 to $107,900, a 0.466% increase. The homeownership rate in Pleasantville, PA is 89.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pleasantville, PA have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasantville, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,208

$306

Median Property Taxes

±$50

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 Pleasantville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

89.7%

Homeownership

2024

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.7% of the housing units in Pleasantville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pleasantville, PA 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.

$50,972

Median Household Income

± $9,587

341

Number of Households

± 55

In 2024, the median household income of the 341 households in Pleasantville, PA declined from $50,972 from the previous year's value of $57,500.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasantville, PA 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasantville, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Carpooled (13%)
Walked (3.04%)

In 2024, 80.1% of workers in Pleasantville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who walked to work (3.04%).

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

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasantville, PA have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.84% of the workforce in Pleasantville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasantville, PA (87 out of 759 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasantville, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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