For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Groves:
High school or higher: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Groves town:
Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 60.1%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 4.2%
2 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.4%
Alabama:
2.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $152 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $141 (0.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (23.2 miles , pop. 158,216).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (91.4 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (497.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Pleasant Groves-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 242% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/18/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Pleasant Groves town center killed one personand injured 55 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the town center killed 28 peopleand injured 267 people.
Earthquake activity:
Pleasant Groves-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from the city center On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 3.1 miles away from Pleasant Groves center On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from the city center On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.4 miles away from the city center On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 43.4 miles away from Pleasant Groves center On 3/18/1995 at 22:06:21, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Escambia County (17) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Groves:
HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Groves:
Alabama A & M University (about 22 miles; Normal, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,473)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 26 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 5,084)
John C Calhoun State Community College (about 44 miles; Tanner, AL; FT enrollment: 4,995)
Motlow State Community College (about 44 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Gadsden State Community College (about 53 miles; Gadsden, AL; FT enrollment: 4,222)
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (about 55 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 8,652)
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (about 58 miles; Hanceville, AL; FT enrollment: 3,575)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.2. This is about average.
City:
33.2
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.0. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
15.0
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 22.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.0
U.S.:
9.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.2%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.5 people
Alabama:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
80.0%
Whole state:
68.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
1.2%
Whole state:
3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Pleasant Groves (based on Escambia County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.06%
Here
53.1%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents
58.6%
10.8%
6.2%
3.6%
2.6%
Congregations
31.7%
12.5%
7.7%
6.7%
1.9%
Name
Churches of Christ
Episcopal Church
Community Church of Christ
Presbyterian Church in America
Other
Adherents
2.4%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
9.8%
Congregations
7.7%
2.9%
3.8%
1.9%
23.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
Escambia County:
2.40 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Escambia County:
0.27 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Escambia County:
7.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
Here:
5.33 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.4%
Alabama:
11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Escambia County:
35.2%
Alabama:
31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.1%
State:
13.5%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Pleasant Groves government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Fire Protection: $11,000 ($26.19)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000 ($7.14)
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $15,000 ($35.71)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($7.14)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000 ($2.38)
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000 ($11.90)
5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,401 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.64%
Alabama average:
6.81%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
