Pleasant Ridge, MI Population

Overview

2,610

Total Population

45.1

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

98

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pleasant Ridge is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasant Ridge's population under 18 was 19.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasant Ridge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasant Ridge, 18.58% were under the age of 15, 7.55% aged 15 to 29, 55.56% aged 30 to 64, 16.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Pleasant Ridge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Pleasant Ridge, MI.
The Pleasant Ridge, MI gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 142.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 155.

Pleasant Ridge's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasant Ridge population: 90.54% are White, 0.27% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.22% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.65% are some other race and 5.94% are multiracial.
Pleasant Ridge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 98 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,512 (96.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasant Ridge is White with a population of 2,363 (90.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,622 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant Ridge's population decreased by 163 (6.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant Ridge's population increased by 177 (7.24%), 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 Ridge's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,426.