Pleasant Grove, Alabama

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Pleasant Grove is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 9,983.

1 Geography
2 About Pleasant Grove
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Pleasant Grove is located at 33°29′33″N, 86°58′23″W (33.492400, -86.972927)^GR1. Also, Pleasant Grove is an excellent place to raise a family. Pleasant Grove has all the perks of small town living, but only minutes away from a big city environment which Birmingham has to offer. Visit us at City of Pleasant Grove

[edit] About Pleasant Grove

Pleasant Grove is home to three state baseball state championships: 1993,1994, and 1996.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.9 km² (8.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,983 people, 3,570 households, and 2,909 families residing in the city. The population density was 436.0/km² (1,129.9/mi²). There were 3,717 housing units at an average density of 162.3/km² (420.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.67% White, 14.44% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,570 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,776, and the median income for a family was $59,132. Males had a median income of $38,544 versus $28,519 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,774. About 3.2% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.