Pleasant Grove is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,375 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Grove is the 73rd largest community in Alabama.

Pleasant Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Pleasant Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

A relatively large number of people in Pleasant Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small city, Pleasant Grove does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Pleasant Grove are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.15% of adults in Pleasant Grove having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Grove in 2022 was $32,606, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,424 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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