Pinson vs Pleasant Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Pinson and Pleasant Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Pinson and Pleasant Grove are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pleasant Grove has the higher population (9,502 vs 7,851 in Pinson). Pinson has the higher median household income ($80,349 vs $68,344 in Pleasant Grove). Pinson has the higher median home value ($194,300 vs $189,100 in Pleasant Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
Population	7,851	9,502
Median age	33.7 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,349	$68,344
Median home value	$194,300	$189,100
Median gross rent	$1,406	$1,153
Housing units	2,951	3,807
Homeownership rate	82.3%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
Population	7,109 → 7,851 (+10.4%)	9,651 → 9,502 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$69,764 → $80,349 (+15.2%)	$70,526 → $68,344 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$137,400 → $194,300 (+41.4%)	$157,400 → $189,100 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,406 (+59.0%)	$1,134 → $1,153 (+1.7%)

Pinson

Population

7,1097,851

Median household income

$69,764$80,349

Median home value

$137,400$194,300

Median gross rent

$884$1,406

Pleasant Grove

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
Under 5	8.7%	2.7%
5 to 17	20.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.4%
75 and over	5.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	37.5%	29.3%
Black or African American	42.4%	67.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
No high school diploma	8.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
Drove alone	82.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	5.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
1-unit, detached	95.3%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Pinson	Pleasant Grove
Poverty rate	16.0%	19.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1987	1986