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Pleasant Hills, MD Demographics

A map of Pleasant Hills's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
3,40985.3%
Asian
1604.0%
Multiracial
1453.6%
Black
1333.3%
Hispanic
1273.2%
Native American/Other
240.6%

Pleasant Hills, Maryland had a population of 3,998 in 2020. It was 85.3% White, 3.3% Black, 4.0% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Pleasant Hills, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is the 224th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Pleasant Hills's White Population

3,409 residents of Pleasant Hills identify as White, or 85.3%. This makes the White share of the population of Pleasant Hills considerably larger than the White share of the population of Maryland (47.2% White). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is ranked #168 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Pleasant Hills is more White than neighboring Bel Air (79.7% White), Bel Air North (84.9% White), and Joppatowne (63.5% White). Pleasant Hills is less White than neighboring Kingsville (90.8% White), and Fallston (90.7% White).

Pleasant Hills's Black Population

133 residents of Pleasant Hills identify as Black, or 3.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Pleasant Hills considerably less than the Black share of the population of Maryland (29.1% Black). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is ranked #356 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Pleasant Hills is more Black than neighboring Kingsville (1% Black), and Fallston (1% Black). Pleasant Hills is less Black than neighboring Bel Air (5.5% Black), Bel Air North (3.8% Black), and Joppatowne (22.3% Black).

Pleasant Hills's Asian Population

160 residents of Pleasant Hills identify as Asian, or 4.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Pleasant Hills roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Maryland (6.8% Asian). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is ranked #140 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Pleasant Hills is more Asian than neighboring Kingsville (1.3% Asian), Bel Air (2.9% Asian), Bel Air North (3% Asian), Fallston (1.9% Asian), and Joppatowne (2.9% Asian).

Pleasant Hills's Hispanic Population

127 residents of Pleasant Hills identify as Hispanic, or 3.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Pleasant Hills slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Maryland (11.8% Hispanic). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is ranked #378 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Pleasant Hills is more Hispanic than neighboring Fallston (2.2% Hispanic). Pleasant Hills is less Hispanic than neighboring Kingsville (3.4% Hispanic), Bel Air (7.5% Hispanic), Bel Air North (3.6% Hispanic), and Joppatowne (5.1% Hispanic).

Pleasant Hills's Native American/Other Population

24 residents of Pleasant Hills identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Pleasant Hills roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Maryland (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is ranked #287 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Pleasant Hills is more Native American/Other than neighboring Bel Air (0.5% Native American/Other), Bel Air North (0.5% Native American/Other), and Fallston (0.4% Native American/Other). Pleasant Hills is less Native American/Other than neighboring Joppatowne (0.8% Native American/Other).

Pleasant Hills's Multiracial Population

145 residents of Pleasant Hills identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Pleasant Hills roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Maryland (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 536 places in Maryland, Pleasant Hills is ranked #342 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Pleasant Hills is more Multiracial than neighboring Kingsville (2.8% Multiracial). Pleasant Hills is less Multiracial than neighboring Bel Air (4% Multiracial), Bel Air North (4.3% Multiracial), Fallston (3.8% Multiracial), and Joppatowne (5.5% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.