Pleasant Hill, North Carolina

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Population in 2010: 878.
Population change since 2000: -20.8%
Males: 443  (50.5%)
Females: 435  (49.5%)
Median resident age:

52.9 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 28621.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,409 (it was $29,643 in 2000)
Pleasant Hill:

$74,409
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,274 (it was $19,530 in 2000)

Pleasant Hill CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,436 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
Pleasant Hill:

$146,436
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $179,874; detached houses: $176,433
March 2022 cost of living index in Pleasant Hill: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 3.5%

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According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Pleasant Hill, North Carolina as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Pleasant Hill is 342 to 1.


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Ancestries: American (63.1%), Irish (11.5%), German (5.4%), Italian (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1130 feet

Land area: 3.59 square miles.

Population density: 245 people per square mile   (very low).

Pleasant Hill, North Carolina map

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $508 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,152 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (36.2 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (60.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (405.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Elkin, NC (1.3 miles ),
Jonesville, NC (1.6 miles ),
Arlington, NC (1.8 miles ),
Ronda, NC (2.1 miles ),
Boonville, NC (3.1 miles ),
Dobson, NC (3.6 miles ),
Hays, NC (3.6 miles ),
Yadkinville, NC (3.9 miles )

Latitude: 36.25 N, Longitude: 80.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

Distribution of median household income in Pleasant Hill, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pleasant Hill, NC in 2022
Pleasant Hill satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Most common industries in Pleasant Hill, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (11.6%)
  • Food & beverage stores (8.1%)
  • Health care (7.6%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (7.2%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (6.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (22.8%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (8.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5.9%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.8%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (15.5%)
  • Food & beverage stores (11.5%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (10.4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.8%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (6.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.4%)
Most common occupations in Pleasant Hill, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Carpenters (7.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
  • Cashiers (4.1%)
  • Communications equipment operators (3.7%)
  • Registered nurses (3.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Carpenters (15.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.5%)
  • Cashiers (8.3%)
  • Communications equipment operators (7.6%)
  • Registered nurses (6.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
  • Woodworkers (5.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)

Average climate in Pleasant Hill, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Pleasant Hill-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.2 miles away from the Pleasant Hill place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused $50 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pleasant Hill-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 198.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 216.0 miles away from Pleasant Hill center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 188.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from Pleasant Hill center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wilkes County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Pleasant Hill topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Pleasant Hill:

  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL NURSING (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
  • ELKIN DIALYSIS CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
  • UNIHEALTH POST-ACUTE CARE-ELKIN (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
  • YADKIN I (Hospital, about 11 miles away; HAMPTONVILLE, NC)
  • YADKIN NURSING CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; YADKINVILLE, NC)
  • YADKIN NURSING CARE CTR INC (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; YADKINVILLE, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Hill:

  • Surry Community College (about 13 miles; Dobson, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,686)
  • Wilkes Community College (about 19 miles; Wilkesboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,292)
  • Mitchell Community College (about 33 miles; Statesville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,458)
  • Wake Forest University (about 35 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 6,407)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College (about 37 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 7,190)
  • Winston-Salem State University (about 39 miles; Winston-Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 5,378)
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 44 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,636)

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Wilkes County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

67.5%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.9%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Hill:

Marital status in Pleasant Hill, NC
  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 8.7%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 1.7%

For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Hill:

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.0
North Carolina average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Pleasant Hill, NC (based on Wilkes County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant34,199116
Mainline Protestant4,39622
Black Protestant5734
Other5163
Catholic4071
None29,327-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 18
This county:

2.70 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Here:

0.30 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
Wilkes County:

7.20 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 50
This county:

7.50 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Wilkes County:

10.9%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.9%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.1%
North Carolina:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Pleasant Hill:

46.4%
State:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Pleasant Hill:

46.0%
State:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Here:

29.2
State:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
Pleasant Hill:

20.6%
North Carolina:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Pleasant Hill:

9.6%
State:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
North Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
Pleasant Hill:

35.5%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
This city:

53.8%
North Carolina:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

83.3%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Pleasant Hill, NC Residents

Businesses in Pleasant Hill, NC

  • FedEx: 1
  • Subway: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Hill:

  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKBC (800 AM; 1 kW; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Hill:

  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)

TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Hill:

  • WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 17Number of bridges
  • 102ft / 31.3mTotal length
  • 17,240Total average daily traffic
  • 1,113Total average daily truck traffic
  • 34,480Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
New bridges in Pleasant Hill, NC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 11950-1959
  • 61960-1969
  • 21970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 11990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 42010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Pleasant Hill, NC

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Pleasant Hill)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • STATION, S Hwy 48 2 Mi E Of Jct I 95 & Hwy 48 (Lat: 36.528472 Lon: -77.537750), Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4.3 m, Call Sign: WNTI692,
    Assigned Frequencies: 928.056 MHz, 952.056 MHz, Grant Date: 04/13/2001, Expiration Date: 06/13/2011, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2003,


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KB4KMM, Licensee ID: L00517297, Grant Date: 06/06/2012, Expiration Date: 08/11/2022, Certifier: James T Kee, Registrant: James T Kee, 5865 Big Johns Store Road, Pleasant Hill, NC 27866


Most common first names in Pleasant Hill, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James1576.8 years
Mary1273.9 years
Robert1069.8 years
William971.8 years
John872.1 years
Willie877.5 years
Hattie589.4 years
Evelyn560.2 years
Joe572.8 years
Annie582.8 years
Most common last names in Pleasant Hill, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Webb1678.1 years
Kee1271.2 years
Harding1172.2 years
Brown977.2 years
Hardy879.7 years
Williams769.1 years
Moody777.0 years
Garner770.3 years
Coker670.8 years
Miles668.8 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Pleasant Hill, NC
  • 54.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 39.3%Electricity
  • 6.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Pleasant Hill, NC
  • 100.0%Electricity


Pleasant Hill compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.

Pleasant Hill on our top lists:

  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people leaving home to go to work at strange times (12 PM - 5 AM) (population 500+)"
  • #91 (28621) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
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