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Statistics and Facts of Pleasant Ridge Michigan
Population (year 2000): 2,594. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,482 (-4.3% change)
Males: 1,296 (50.0%)
Females: 1,298 (50.0%)
Oakland County
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Michigan median age: 35.5 years
Zip codes: 48069.
Estimated median household income in 2005: $83,400 (it was $80,682 in 2000)
Pleasant Ridge $83,400
Michigan: $46,039
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $282,200 (it was $223,800 in 2000)
Pleasant Ridge $282,200
Michigan: $149,300
Ancestries: German (24.7%), Irish (21.0%), Polish (16.7%), English (15.1%), Italian (10.1%), Scottish (5.5%).
Elevation: 650 feet
Land area: 0.57 square miles. Population density: 4446 people per square mile (average).
For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Ridge
High school or higher: 96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 28.7%
Unemployed: 1.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Ridge city
Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 10.0%
127 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 0.7% North America, 0.6% Asia).
This city: 4.9%
Michigan: 5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Pleasant Ridge: 1.3% ($2,838)
Michigan: 1.3% ($1,461)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Oak, MI (2.4 miles , pop. 60,062).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (6.5 miles , pop. 951,270).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (314.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Ferndale, MI (1.3 miles ), Huntington Woods, MI (1.8 miles ), Royal Oak, MI (2.4 miles ), Oak Park, MI (2.4 miles ), Hazel Park, MI (3.3 miles ), Berkley, MI (3.3 miles ), Madison Heights, MI (3.5 miles ), Clawson, MI (4.5 miles ).
Latitude: 42.47 N, Longitude: 83.14 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 248
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: 2.37
US city average: 3.00
Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Ridge:
HENRY FORD - KINGSWOOD HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; FERNDALE, MI)
MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MADISON HEIGHTS, MI)
ST JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM OAKLAND GENERAL (about 4 miles; MADISON HEIGHTS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Ridge:
DETROIT CITY (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 24 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Ridge:
OAKLAND/TROY (about 5 miles; TROY, MI; ID: 7D2)
COBO HALL (about 14 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: 84G)
BERZ-MACOMB (about 19 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: UIZ)
Amtrak stations near Pleasant Ridge:
2 miles: ROYAL OAK (201 S. SHERMAN DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
7 miles: BIRMINGHAM (449 S. ETON ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
9 miles: DETROIT (11 W. BALTIMORE AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Local government website: www.geocities.com/cityofpleasantridge
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Ridge:
LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 9 miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 10 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,634)
MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WARREN, MI; FT enrollment: 11,057)
HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 6,572)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 13 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 5,574)
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,424)
Average household size:
This city: 2.3 people
Michigan: 2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This city: 64.2%
Whole state: 68.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city: 5.4%
Whole state: 5.3%
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city: 2.0%
Whole state: 10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city: 1.1%
Whole state: 4.8%
