Pleasant Grove

Population: 9,502
Median household income: $68,344
Median home value: $189,100

Located in Jefferson County, Alabama, Pleasant Grove is a community with a population of 9,502. At $68,344, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $64,589.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pleasant Grove's population declined 1.5% from 9,651 to 9,502, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $157,400 to $189,100.

92.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,502
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,344
Median home value: $189,100
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 3,807
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6519,502

Median household income

$70,526$68,344

Median home value

$157,400$189,100

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,651	$70,526	$157,400	$1,134
2020	9,625	$64,087	$157,400	$1,099
2021	9,638	$67,000	$160,600	$1,076
2022	9,549	$72,917	$173,100	$1,183
2023	9,502	$68,344	$189,100	$1,153

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	253	2.7%
5 to 17	1,502	15.8%
18 to 24	1,176	12.4%
25 to 34	908	9.6%
35 to 44	973	10.2%
45 to 54	1,314	13.8%
55 to 64	1,618	17.0%
65 to 74	1,270	13.4%
75 and over	488	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,788	29.3%
Black or African American	6,453	67.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.5%
Two or more races	88	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	115	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's44.7%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	402	6.1%
High school graduate	1,638	24.9%
Some college or associate's	2,935	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,194	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	402	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,897	80.2%
Carpooled	585	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	258	5.3%
Other means	52	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	567	12.3%
15 to 29 min	2,082	45.2%
30 to 44 min	1,348	29.3%
45 to 59 min	377	8.2%
60+ min	228	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 19.0% (1,757 of 9,258)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,543	71.7%
Nonfamily households	1,004	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,547	93.2%
Vacant	260	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,786	78.5%
Renter-occupied	761	21.5%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,501	92.0%
1-unit, attached	133	3.5%
2 to 4 units	63	1.7%
5 to 19 units	52	1.4%
20 or more units	44	1.2%
Mobile home & other	14	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0161008
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4940, -86.9781