One downside of living in Pleasant Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.44 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Pleasant Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Pleasant Hill is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Pleasant Hill in 2022 was $37,105, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,420 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pleasant Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Hill include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pleasant Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
