Population 67 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pleasant Gap
Household size in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.51 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.54 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Pleasant Gap has 2.54 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Alabama.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.5 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.4 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.7 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.4 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Pleasant Gap is 36.4 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The median age has dropped from 40.5 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.5% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +5.7 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Pleasant Gap (10.5%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Pleasant Gap
Renters in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.8% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.6% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.0% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 1.5% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −21.2 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Pleasant Gap is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 1.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 65.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 26.1% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.4% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.2% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +12.8 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.2% of the housing in Pleasant Gap, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1988 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | −14 | +6 | +6 |
Housing in Pleasant Gap leans older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $521 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $543 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $481 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $877 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$356 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Pleasant Gap runs $877 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Pleasant Gap
Bachelor's degrees in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.2% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.4% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Pleasant Gap have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 21.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 70.1% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.1% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 81.8% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 66.9% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a third of adults in Pleasant Gap never finished high school, well above the national share: only 66.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Pleasant Gap
| Period | Pleasant Gap | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Pleasant Gap: 9.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Pleasant Gap compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Gap | 2.54 | 36.4 | 10.5% | 1.5% | 21.2% | 1974 | $877 | 21.4% | 66.9% | 9.6% |
| Spring Garden | 2.46 | 42.4 | 8.1% | 9.0% | 20.2% | 1981 | $1,054 | 20.8% | 75.1% | 6.0% |
| Rock Run | 2.65 | 40.1 | 9.9% | 25.5% | 17.0% | 1987 | $948 | 11.4% | 80.2% | 2.2% |
| Esom Hill | 2.29 | 49.5 | 11.3% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 1985 | $1,060 | 13.8% | 88.2% | 0.5% |
| Ladiga | 2.36 | 46.8 | 5.1% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 1992 | $1,325 | 17.3% | 88.7% | 2.2% |
| Borden Wheeler Springs | 2.95 | 33.0 | 9.9% | 26.9% | 17.9% | 1988 | $792 | 16.5% | 89.5% | 12.5% |
| Tecumseh | 2.47 | 44.9 | 10.9% | 13.6% | 9.5% | 1986 | $985 | 14.6% | 88.6% | 3.9% |
| Vigo | 2.49 | 46.7 | 9.3% | 9.8% | 16.5% | 1979 | $910 | 21.3% | 77.3% | 4.7% |
| Key | 3.15 | 30.9 | 7.9% | 46.4% | 27.5% | 1996 | $855 | 2.8% | 78.2% | 0.0% |
| Ellisville | 2.96 | 47.5 | 5.7% | 16.6% | 25.2% | 1979 | $935 | 23.7% | 80.0% | 5.3% |
| Piedmont | 2.54 | 40.7 | 12.8% | 25.6% | 17.5% | 1974 | $925 | 17.4% | 86.3% | 3.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Pleasant Gap. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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