Pleasant Hills

Population: 8,418
Median household income: $97,177
Median home value: $235,500

Located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pleasant Hills is a community with a population of 8,418. The median household income of $97,177 is above the Allegheny County median ($76,393).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pleasant Hills's population grew 3.8% from 8,113 to 8,418, while its median home value rose 41.1% from $166,900 to $235,500.

40.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,418
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $97,177
Median home value: $235,500
Median gross rent: $1,224
Housing units: 3,776
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1138,418

Median household income

$76,480$97,177

Median home value

$166,900$235,500

Median gross rent

$995$1,224

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,113	$76,480	$166,900	$995
2020	8,072	$79,340	$178,100	$1,092
2021	8,454	$83,667	$189,700	$1,108
2022	8,456	$88,893	$216,800	$1,218
2023	8,418	$97,177	$235,500	$1,224

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	380	4.5%
5 to 17	1,259	15.0%
18 to 24	543	6.5%
25 to 34	902	10.7%
35 to 44	1,044	12.4%
45 to 54	1,282	15.2%
55 to 64	1,136	13.5%
65 to 74	964	11.5%
75 and over	908	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,186	85.4%
Black or African American	497	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	256	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.5%
Two or more races	326	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree23.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	5.0%
High school graduate	1,471	23.6%
Some college or associate's	1,947	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,486	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,022	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit2.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,663	63.1%
Carpooled	598	14.2%
Public transit	102	2.4%
Walked	23	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	818	19.4%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	941	27.7%
15 to 29 min	886	26.0%
30 to 44 min	942	27.7%
45 to 59 min	367	10.8%
60+ min	267	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 3.0% (250 of 8,278)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,422	70.0%
Nonfamily households	1,040	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,462	91.7%
Vacant	314	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,782	80.4%
Renter-occupied	680	19.6%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,009	79.7%
1-unit, attached	83	2.2%
2 to 4 units	195	5.2%
5 to 19 units	72	1.9%
20 or more units	417	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4261328
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3298, -79.9596

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