Pleasant Ridge

Population: 2,607
Median household income: $161,058
Median home value: $435,500

Pleasant Ridge is a community in Oakland County, Michigan, home to 2,607 residents. The median household income of $161,058 is above the Oakland County median ($95,296).

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasant Ridge's population grew 7.2% from 2,431 to 2,607, while its median home value rose 25.8% from $346,100 to $435,500.

Owners occupy 95.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,607
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $161,058
Median home value: $435,500
Median gross rent: $1,795
Housing units: 1,201
Homeownership rate: 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 79.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4312,607

Median household income

$122,813$161,058

Median home value

$346,100$435,500

Median gross rent

$1,445$1,795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,431	$122,813	$346,100	$1,445
2020	2,589	$122,422	$354,100	$1,563
2021	2,610	$134,917	$368,400	$1,681
2022	2,609	$164,861	$393,900	$1,657
2023	2,607	$161,058	$435,500	$1,795

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	205	7.9%
5 to 17	280	10.7%
18 to 24	109	4.2%
25 to 34	331	12.7%
35 to 44	360	13.8%
45 to 54	397	15.2%
55 to 64	459	17.6%
65 to 74	316	12.1%
75 and over	150	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,296	88.1%
Black or African American	29	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	64	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	126	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	88	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate5.3%

Some college or associate's13.8%

Bachelor's degree37.8%

Graduate or professional degree42.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	1.0%
High school graduate	107	5.3%
Some college or associate's	278	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	761	37.8%
Graduate or professional degree	847	42.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone64.3%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	906	64.3%
Carpooled	42	3.0%
Public transit	7	0.5%
Walked	14	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	432	30.6%
Other means	9	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	153	15.6%
15 to 29 min	518	53.0%
30 to 44 min	226	23.1%
45 to 59 min	27	2.8%
60+ min	54	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 2.0% (53 of 2,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	734	62.6%
Nonfamily households	439	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,173	97.7%
Vacant	28	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,119	95.4%
Renter-occupied	54	4.6%

1-unit, detached96.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,160	96.6%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	21	1.7%
5 to 19 units	10	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2664900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4715, -83.1445