Pleasant Garden is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,057 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Garden is the 157th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pleasant Garden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pleasant Garden is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Garden who work in healthcare (18.19%), sales jobs (9.26%), and teaching (7.82%). A relatively large number of people in Pleasant Garden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.73% 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. As is often the case in a small town, Pleasant Garden doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Pleasant Garden is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.81% of adults in Pleasant Garden have a college degree. The per capita income in Pleasant Garden in 2022 was $37,040, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,160 for a family of four. Pleasant Garden is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pleasant Garden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Garden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Garden include German, Irish, English, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Pleasant Garden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
