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Pleasant Grove, Alabama, in Jefferson county, is 9 miles W of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center) and 149 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. The city is included in the Birmingham metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 9,983 people lived in Pleasant Grove.
In Pleasant Grove, about 67% of adults are married. Pleasant Grove is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Pleasant Grove had a median family income of $59,132. Many people in Pleasant Grove make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Pleasant Grove doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line.
Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Pleasant Grove.
An estimated 91% of living spaces in Pleasant Grove are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Pleasant Grove as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Pleasant Grove, 98% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in the city.
Pleasant Grove strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 2% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 4% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 5% | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Pleasant Grove to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):
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| Racial Diversity | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
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| Affordability of Rents | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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