Pleasant Hills is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,399 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Hills is the 142nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Pleasant Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.63% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Pleasant Hills is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pleasant Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pleasant Hills perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Despite being a small borough, Pleasant Hills has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Pleasant Hills are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.49% of adults in Pleasant Hills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Hills in 2022 was $45,422, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,688 for a family of four.

Pleasant Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Pleasant Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Hills include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.