About Pleasant Ridge

Pleasant Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,594 people and just one neighborhood, Pleasant Ridge is the 339th largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Pleasant Ridge was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Pleasant Ridge is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pleasant Ridge is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Ridge who work in management occupations (12.06%), sales jobs (12.06%), and teaching (9.68%).

Of important note, Pleasant Ridge is also a city of artists. Pleasant Ridge has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pleasant Ridge's character.

Also of interest is that Pleasant Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Pleasant Ridge. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Pleasant Ridge.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Pleasant Ridge is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Pleasant Ridge is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pleasant Ridge a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Pleasant Ridge has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pleasant Ridge's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Pleasant Ridge is a very car-oriented city. 99.03% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Pleasant Ridge is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Pleasant Ridge has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small city, Pleasant Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Pleasant Ridge Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Pleasant Ridge, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Pleasant Ridge is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Pleasant Ridge in 2000 was $40,846, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,384 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pleasant Ridge home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pleasant Ridge is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Ridge include German, Polish, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Ridge is English.