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Pleasant Hills, PA
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Pleasant Hills profile


Living in Pleasant Hills



Pleasant Hills is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,399 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Hills is the 142nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.63% 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.

Because of many things, Pleasant Hills is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pleasant Hills a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Pleasant Hills has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pleasant Hills’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Even though Pleasant Hills is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Pleasant Hills are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.49% of adults in Pleasant Hills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Hills in 2018 was $45,422, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,688 for a family of four.

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

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


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