
North Carolina · Census place 52760
Pleasant Garden, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina (Pleasant Garden, NC — Census place “Pleasant Garden town”) is 4,989 residents, ranking #164 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $88,482, the median home is worth $212,700 and median gross rent runs $1,114 a month. Looking for the Pleasant Garden North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Pleasant Garden, NC: 27313.
- Population
- 4,989Pleasant Garden town residents
- Median household income
- $88,482Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $212,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,114Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.3%Owner-occupied households
Pleasant Garden ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pleasant Garden.
The Pleasant Garden NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Pleasant Garden town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pleasant Garden town median would spend about 15.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.5% of residents and 79.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Pleasant Garden town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Pleasant Garden town is a small town in North Carolina, with 4,989 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #164 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Pleasant Garden town earn a median of $88,482 a year, 12.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 45% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Pleasant Garden town is valued at $212,700, 29.9% below the national figure and 3% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,114 a month, 20.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,368 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 79.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Pleasant Garden town?
- Pleasant Garden town has 4,989 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #164 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Pleasant Garden town?
- Median household income in Pleasant Garden town is $88,482 a year, 12.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pleasant Garden town?
- Median gross rent is $1,114 a month and the median home value is $212,700, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.
- Is Pleasant Garden town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pleasant Garden town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Pleasant Garden town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.