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Population (year 2000): 32,837. Estimated
population in July 2005: 33,153 (+1.0% change)
Males: 15,931 (48.5%), Females: 16,906 (51.5%)
Contra Costa County
Zip code:
94523
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $67,489 (year 2000)
Median house value: $294,000 (year 2000)
Races in Pleasant Hill:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.6%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- Chinese (3.0%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Filipino (2.0%)
- Black (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Japanese (1.3%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.5%), Irish (14.8%),
English (13.7%), Italian (9.5%), United States (3.9%), Scottish
(3.6%).
Elevation: 60 feet
Land area: 7.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Hill
- High school or higher: 93.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pleasant Hill city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 12.7%
14.0% Foreign born (7.3% Asia, 3.2% Europe, 2.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +723 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Hill:
- MT DIABLO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
CONCORD, CA)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WALNUT
CREEK, CA)
- JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; WALNUT
CREEK, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pleasant Hill:
- BUCHANAN FIELD (about 3 miles; CONCORD, CA; ID: CCR)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 19 miles; OAKLAND,
CA; ID: OAK)
- TRAVIS AFB (about 24 miles; FAIRFIELD, CA; ID: SUU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Hill:
- HAYWARD EXECUTIVE (about 21 miles; HAYWARD, CA; ID:
HWD)
- NAPA COUNTY (about 22 miles; NAPA, CA; ID: APC)
- LIVERMORE MUNI (about 26 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; ID:
LVK)
Amtrak stations near Pleasant Hill:
- 7 miles: MARTINEZ (401 FERRY ST.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service
food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 17 miles: VALLEJO-MARINE WORLD (VALLEJO, 1000
FAIRGROUNDS DR.) - Bus Station. Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 17 miles: BERKELEY (3RD ST. & UNIVERSITY AVE.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Pleasant Hill:
- DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
12,029; Location: 321 GOLF CLUB RD; Public; Website:
WWW.DVC.EDU)
- MT DIABLO VOCATIONAL SERVICES (Location: 490
GOLF CLUB RD; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Pleasant Hill:
- LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PITTSBURG, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,244)
- MERRITT COLLEGE (about 14 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,646)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 14 miles;
BERKELEY, CA; FT enrollment: 29,690)
- SAINT MARYS COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (about 15 miles;
MORAGA, CA; FT enrollment: 3,545)
- COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 18 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,450)
- LANEY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,549)
- CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SAN PABLO, CA;
FT enrollment: 3,626)
Public high schools in Pleasant Hill:
- COLLEGE PARK HIGH (Students: 2,030; Location:
201 VIKING DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PROSPECT HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 48;
Location: 3100 OAK PARK BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Pleasant Hill:
- PLEASANT HILL JR ACADEMY (Students: 186;
Location: 796 GRAYSON ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- LA CHEIM SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: 1700
OAK PARK BLVD D1; Grades: 2 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pleasant Hill:
- PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE (Students: 900;
Location: 3100 OAK PARK BLVD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SEQUOIA MIDDLE (Students: 879; Location: 265
BOYD ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE (Students: 847; Location:
181 VIKING DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SEQUOIA ELEMENTARY (Students: 613; Location:
277 BOYD ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 583;
Location: 2097 OAK PARK BLVD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- VALHALLA ELEMENTARY (Students: 531; Location:
530 KIKI DR.; Grades: KG - 08)
- STRANDWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 503;
Location: 416 GLADYS DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- HORIZONS ALTERNATIVE (Students: 436;
Location: 3100 OAK PARK BLVD.; Grades: KG - 12)
- GREGORY GARDENS ELEMENTARY (Students: 423;
Location: 200 HARRIET DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 367;
Location: 2400 LISA LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Pleasant Hill:
- CHRIST THE KING ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 324;
Location: 195 BRANDON ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- MARY JANE'S PRE-SCHOOL & KINDE (Students:
142; Location: 2902 VESSING RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- PIONEER MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC. (Students: 60;
Location: 2702 PLEASANT HILL ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Pleasant Hill:
- CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $16,159,312; Location: 1750 OAK PARK BLVD.;
1,120,071 books; 36,709 audio materials; 44,487 video
materials; 2,845 serial subscriptions)
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