Pleasant Grove is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,353 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Pleasant Grove is the 63rd largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some towns, Pleasant Grove isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pleasant Grove are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pleasant Grove is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Grove who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.93%), sales jobs (9.81%), and management occupations (8.56%).

Also of interest is that Pleasant Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Pleasant Grove is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Pleasant Grove's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Pleasant Grove is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Pleasant Grove, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.37% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Pleasant Grove is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Pleasant Grove Information and Demographics

The citizens of Pleasant Grove are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.48% of adults in Pleasant Grove having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Grove in 2000 was $20,833, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,332 for a family of four.

Pleasant Grove is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pleasant Grove home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pleasant Grove is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Grove include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Grove is English.