Pleasant Garden, NC Population

Overview

4,990

Total Population

53.8

Median age

53.09%

Female population %

88.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

97.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Pleasant Garden's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pleasant Garden is 53.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasant Garden's population under 18 was 15.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasant Garden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasant Garden, 11.74% were under the age of 15, 11.56% aged 15 to 29, 39.10% aged 30 to 64, 24.73% aged 65 to 84, and 12.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 308 more females than males in Pleasant Garden:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.09% females and 46.91% males in Pleasant Garden, NC.
The Pleasant Garden, NC gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 321.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 531.

Pleasant Garden's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasant Garden population: 87.23% are White, 6.73% are Black or African American, 0.50% are Asian, 0.86% are some other race and 4.67% are multiracial.
Pleasant Garden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,94 (99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasant Garden is White with a population of 4,353 (87.23% of the total population).

Pleasant Garden's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,319 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant Garden's population decreased by 233 (4.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant Garden's population increased by 502 (11.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Pleasant Garden's population was lowest in year 2010 at 4,502.