Pleasant View is a somewhat small city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 11,258 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant View is the 59th largest community in Utah. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pleasant View, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pleasant View, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pleasant View’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pleasant View does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $121,086.00.
Housing costs in Pleasant View are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Utah.
Also of interest is that Pleasant View has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 View 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 View really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pleasant View 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.
The population of Pleasant View is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.97% of adults in Pleasant View have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pleasant View in 2022 was $39,335, which is upper middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,340 for a family of four.
Pleasant View is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasant View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant View residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Pleasant View also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant View include English, German, Scottish, Danish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Pleasant View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.