Pleasant Hills, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Pleasant Hills is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Harford County
, Maryland
, United States
. The population was 2,851 at the 2000 census. There is no post office with the designation Pleasant Hills; most of the residents have either Fallston or Kingsville addresses and consider themselves as belonging to those communities.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 2,851 people, 1,026 households, and 854 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 652.0 people per square mile (251.9/km²). There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 240.8/sq mi (93.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.28% White, 1.19% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.25% from other races
, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 1,026 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples
living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,351, and the median income for a family was $65,679. Males had a median income of $51,566 versus $31,857 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $26,435. About 3.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Harford County
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,851 at the 2000 census. There is no post office with the designation Pleasant Hills; most of the residents have either Fallston or Kingsville addresses and consider themselves as belonging to those communities.
Geography
Pleasant Hills is located at 39.485474°N 76.394553°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,851 people, 1,026 households, and 854 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 652.0 people per square mile (251.9/km²). There were 1,053 housing units at an average density of 240.8/sq mi (93.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.28% White, 1.19% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.25% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 1,026 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,351, and the median income for a family was $65,679. Males had a median income of $51,566 versus $31,857 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $26,435. About 3.4% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.