Pleasant Garden

Population: 4,989
Median household income: $88,482
Median home value: $212,700

Pleasant Garden is a community in Guilford County, North Carolina, home to 4,989 residents. At $88,482, its median household income sits above Guilford County's $66,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pleasant Garden's population grew 3.1% from 4,837 to 4,989, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $171,700 to $212,700.

Households average 2.39 people. The median gross rent is $1,114.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,989
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,482
Median home value: $212,700
Median gross rent: $1,114
Housing units: 2,244
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8374,989

Median household income

$65,614$88,482

Median home value

$171,700$212,700

Median gross rent

$806$1,114

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,837	$65,614	$171,700	$806
2020	4,906	$83,266	$166,000	$844
2021	4,990	$85,000	$170,800	$789
2022	4,987	$84,395	$186,000	$1,041
2023	4,989	$88,482	$212,700	$1,114

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	300	6.0%
5 to 17	826	16.6%
18 to 24	397	8.0%
25 to 34	892	17.9%
35 to 44	320	6.4%
45 to 54	508	10.2%
55 to 64	778	15.6%
65 to 74	602	12.1%
75 and over	366	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,870	77.6%
Black or African American	701	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	287	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	117	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	140	4.0%
High school graduate	918	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,340	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	764	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	304	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,107	81.0%
Carpooled	139	5.3%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	2	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	305	11.7%
Other means	46	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	265	11.5%
15 to 29 min	1,385	60.3%
30 to 44 min	246	10.7%
45 to 59 min	90	3.9%
60+ min	309	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 9.5% (462 of 4,881)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,506	73.9%
Nonfamily households	531	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,037	90.8%
Vacant	207	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,616	79.3%
Renter-occupied	421	20.7%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,918	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	326	14.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3752760
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 35.9520, -79.7547