Pleasant Grove, AL Population

Overview

9,638

Total Population

43.6

Median age

53.97%

Female population %

85.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

52.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

119

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pleasant Grove is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasant Grove's population under 18 was 21.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasant Grove's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasant Grove, 17.57% were under the age of 15, 15.65% aged 15 to 29, 50.15% aged 30 to 64, 15.66% aged 65 to 84, and 0.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 766 more females than males in Pleasant Grove:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.97% females and 46.03% males in Pleasant Grove, AL.
The Pleasant Grove, AL gender ratio is 85.3:100 i.e. 85.3 men to 100 women (0.853).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 457.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 440.

Pleasant Grove's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasant Grove population: 35.80% are White, 61.37% are Black or African American, 0.06% are Asian, 0.67% are some other race and 2.10% are multiracial.
Pleasant Grove's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 119 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,519 (98.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasant Grove is Black or African American with a population of 5,915 (61.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,398 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant Grove's population increased by 71 (0.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant Grove's population decreased by 572 (5.66%), 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 Grove's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,446.