Pleasant Valley

In Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 343
Median household income: $59,135
Median home value: $242,600

Pleasant Valley is a community in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 343 residents. At $59,135, its median household income sits below Northwest Hills Planning Region's $91,035.

Between 2020 and 2023, Pleasant Valley's population declined 29.7% from 488 to 343, while its median home value rose 3.0% from $235,500 to $242,600.

The median resident is 43.2 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 343
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,135
Median home value: $242,600
Median gross rent: $1,121
Housing units: 132
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 35.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

488343

Median household income

$107,550$59,135

Median home value

$235,500$242,600

Median gross rent

$1,095$1,121

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	488	$107,550	$235,500	—
2021	345	—	$243,300	$1,095
2022	307	—	$234,700	$1,104
2023	343	$59,135	$242,600	$1,121

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4420.7%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 742.3%

75 and over17.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	6.7%
5 to 17	55	16.0%
18 to 24	41	12.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	71	20.7%
45 to 54	23	6.7%
55 to 64	63	18.4%
65 to 74	8	2.3%
75 and over	59	17.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	331	96.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate14.7%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	33	14.7%
Some college or associate's	91	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	46	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	54	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled32.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	88	61.5%
Carpooled	47	32.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38	28.1%
15 to 29 min	48	35.6%
30 to 44 min	22	16.3%
45 to 59 min	27	20.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 32.1% (110 of 343)

	Count	Share
Family households	81	65.9%
Nonfamily households	42	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	123	93.2%
Vacant	9	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75	61.0%
Renter-occupied	48	39.0%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units36.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	56.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	6.8%
5 to 19 units	48	36.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0960540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9083, -72.9923