Pleasant Hill

Population: 8,853
Median household income: $94,840
Median home value: $245,400

Located in Cass County, Missouri, Pleasant Hill is a community with a population of 8,853. At $94,840, its median household income sits above Cass County's $87,413.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pleasant Hill's population grew 4.0% from 8,510 to 8,853, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $178,300 to $245,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.4% of the population. 77.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,853
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $94,840
Median home value: $245,400
Median gross rent: $1,139
Housing units: 3,546
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5108,853

Median household income

$70,728$94,840

Median home value

$178,300$245,400

Median gross rent

$976$1,139

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,510	$70,728	$178,300	$976
2020	8,611	$72,630	$196,200	$928
2021	8,673	$76,593	$186,400	$1,086
2022	8,822	$88,408	$227,000	$1,100
2023	8,853	$94,840	$245,400	$1,139

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	365	4.1%
5 to 17	1,687	19.1%
18 to 24	1,054	11.9%
25 to 34	1,278	14.4%
35 to 44	995	11.2%
45 to 54	1,322	14.9%
55 to 64	671	7.6%
65 to 74	610	6.9%
75 and over	871	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,003	90.4%
Black or African American	28	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	314	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	5.4%
High school graduate	2,072	36.1%
Some college or associate's	1,715	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	836	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	814	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,585	77.9%
Carpooled	617	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	382	8.3%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	700	16.6%
15 to 29 min	1,202	28.5%
30 to 44 min	1,227	29.1%
45 to 59 min	773	18.3%
60+ min	317	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.7% (499 of 8,734)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,514	74.3%
Nonfamily households	870	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,384	95.4%
Vacant	162	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,477	73.2%
Renter-occupied	907	26.8%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,940	82.9%
1-unit, attached	314	8.9%
2 to 4 units	175	4.9%
5 to 19 units	41	1.2%
20 or more units	18	0.5%
Mobile home & other	58	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2958394
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 38.8060, -94.2723