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Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Pleasant Hills is a Census borough of 8,399 people across 2.77 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $102,167, 81.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $705,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Hills
What Pleasant Hills is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.77 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,027
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny 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 Hills
- Population8,399
- Median age43.8
- Population under 181,689 plus or minus 360
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over1,808
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent
- Households3,445
- Family households2,363
- Share of households that are families68.6 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 Hills
- Median household income$102,167 plus or minus $25,090
- Per capita income$47,674
- Civilian labor force4,504
- Employed4,274
- Unemployed230 plus or minus 225
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over6,078
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Hills
- Housing units3,778
- Occupied units3,445
- Vacant units333 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied2,823
- Renter occupied622 plus or minus 157
- Ownership rate81.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,151
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units3,118
- Share single family82.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more660 plus or minus 173
- Share in buildings of two or more17.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pleasant Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,309
- Commuting under 15 minutes841 plus or minus 274
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,494 plus or minus 313
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.1 percent
- Drove alone62.7 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home22.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Pleasant Hills (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$705,200
- Average approval$352,600
- Median approval$352,600
- Largest approval$603,200
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval16.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term206 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hills, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Pleasant Hills
- NFIP communityBorough of Pleasant Hills
- NFIP community number420064
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/14(M)
The Borough of Pleasant Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420064 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Pleasant Hills
Allegheny County context, not Pleasant Hills figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Hills.
All Allegheny 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.
Coverage
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 Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania?
8,399, in 3,445 households. Pleasant Hills borough covers 2.77 square miles of land, which is 3,027 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pleasant Hills in?
Allegheny 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 Hills?
$102,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,800. Median gross rent is $1,151 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 Hills businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $705,200 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $352,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pleasant Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pleasant Hills. Only 0 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 Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pleasant Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Hills, borough of, community 420064, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny 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 Hills.
Is zoning published for Pleasant Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.