Pleasant Hill, MO Population

Overview

8,673

Total Population

33.2

Median age

51.24%

Female population %

95.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

148

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pleasant Hill's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pleasant Hill is 33.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasant Hill's population under 18 was 27.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasant Hill's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasant Hill, 21.88% were under the age of 15, 23.18% aged 15 to 29, 40.38% aged 30 to 64, 11.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 215 more females than males in Pleasant Hill:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.24% females and 48.76% males in Pleasant Hill, MO.
The Pleasant Hill, MO gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 480.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 431.

Pleasant Hill's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasant Hill population: 92.15% are White, 4.82% are Black or African American, 0.01% are Asian, 0.45% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
Pleasant Hill's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 148 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,525 (98.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasant Hill is White with a population of 7,992 (92.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,809 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant Hill's population increased by 2,467 (43.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant Hill's population increased by 644 (7.90%), 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 Hill's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,686.