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Pleasant Hill, California: commercial real estate data.
Pleasant Hill is a Census city of 34,235 people across 7.08 square miles of land, in Contra Costa County. Median household income is $145,029, 62.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 50 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Hill
What Pleasant Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.08 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,839
- County holding the largest share of its areaContra Costa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Pleasant Hill
- Population34,235
- Median age42.0
- Population under 186,928
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over6,027
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households13,258
- Family households8,750
- Share of households that are families66.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pleasant Hill
- Median household income$145,029
- Per capita income$65,767
- Civilian labor force18,726
- Employed17,818
- Unemployed908 plus or minus 216
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over24,608
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Hill
- Housing units13,939
- Occupied units13,258
- Vacant units681 plus or minus 270
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied8,305
- Renter occupied4,953
- Ownership rate62.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,077,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,533
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent
- Single family units9,787
- Share single family70.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,953
- Share in buildings of two or more28.4 percent
- Mobile homes140 plus or minus 126
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pleasant Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,859
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,826
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,599
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.5 percent
- Drove alone53.0 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home26.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Pleasant Hill (7(a))
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$29,211,400
- Average approval$584,228
- Median approval$252,350
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,524,050
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported460
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.0 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Pleasant Hill (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$16,464,000
- Average approval$1,029,000
- Median approval$590,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported169
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Pleasant Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Pleasant Hill
- NFIP community number060034
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date03/21/17
The City of Pleasant Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060034 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Contra Costa County, not Pleasant Hill
Contra Costa County context, not Pleasant Hill figures
- Establishments in Contra Costa County25,932
- Covered employment, Contra Costa County373,992
- Average annual pay, Contra Costa County$86,234
- Housing units permitted, Contra Costa County2,155
Every figure in this section is published for Contra Costa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Hill.
All Contra Costa County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pleasant Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pleasant Hill, California?
34,235, in 13,258 households. Pleasant Hill city covers 7.08 square miles of land, which is 4,839 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pleasant Hill in?
Contra Costa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pleasant Hill?
$145,029. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,077,100. Median gross rent is $2,533 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pleasant Hill businesses?
50 7(a) approvals totaling $29.2 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $252,350, plus 16 504 approvals worth $16.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pleasant Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pleasant Hill. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pleasant Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pleasant Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Hill, city of, community 060034, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pleasant Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Contra Costa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pleasant Hill.
Is zoning published for Pleasant Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.