Pleasant Hill is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 11,186 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Hill is the 42nd largest community in Iowa. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pleasant Hill, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pleasant Hill, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pleasant Hill’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pleasant Hill does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $81,992.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Pleasant Hill is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.08% of adults in Pleasant Hill have a college degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Hill in 2018 was $38,285, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,140 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pleasant Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasant Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Hill include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.