Pleasant Hill

Population: 34,335
Median household income: $144,513
Median home value: $1,040,600

Pleasant Hill is a community in Contra Costa County, California, home to 34,335 residents. The median household income of $144,513 is above the Contra Costa County median ($125,727).

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasant Hill's population declined 1.4% from 34,840 to 34,335, while its median home value rose 45.3% from $716,300 to $1,040,600.

60.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,335
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $144,513
Median home value: $1,040,600
Median gross rent: $2,511
Housing units: 14,320
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,84034,335

Median household income

$118,947$144,513

Median home value

$716,300$1,040,600

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,511

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,840	$118,947	$716,300	$2,014
2020	34,903	$125,573	$777,700	$2,102
2021	34,649	$131,012	$828,400	$2,245
2022	34,504	$137,685	$960,200	$2,419
2023	34,335	$144,513	$1,040,600	$2,511

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,736	5.1%
5 to 17	5,175	15.1%
18 to 24	2,582	7.5%
25 to 34	3,788	11.0%
35 to 44	5,450	15.9%
45 to 54	4,990	14.5%
55 to 64	4,410	12.8%
65 to 74	3,793	11.0%
75 and over	2,411	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,254	56.1%
Black or African American	1,219	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	5,822	17.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	235	0.7%
Some other race	234	0.7%
Two or more races	2,330	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,219	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree33.1%

Graduate or professional degree22.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,041	4.2%
High school graduate	3,282	13.2%
Some college or associate's	6,732	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	8,220	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,567	22.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone56.1%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit5.6%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home22.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,972	56.1%
Carpooled	2,005	11.3%
Public transit	992	5.6%
Walked	454	2.6%
Bicycle	106	0.6%
Worked from home	4,051	22.8%
Other means	196	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,178	23.2%
15 to 29 min	4,454	32.5%
30 to 44 min	2,372	17.3%
45 to 59 min	1,603	11.7%
60+ min	2,118	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,085 of 33,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,097	67.1%
Nonfamily households	4,455	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,552	94.6%
Vacant	768	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,662	63.9%
Renter-occupied	4,890	36.1%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,709	60.8%
1-unit, attached	1,393	9.7%
2 to 4 units	897	6.3%
5 to 19 units	963	6.7%
20 or more units	2,299	16.1%
Mobile home & other	59	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0657764
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9542, -122.0758