Pleasant Grove is a medium-sized city located in the state of Utah. With a population of 37,630 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Grove is the 23rd largest community in Utah. Pleasant Grove has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pleasant Grove, where the median household income is $91,322.00.

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

Of important note, Pleasant Grove is also a city of artists. Pleasant Grove has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pleasant Grove’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.77% 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.

Pleasant Grove is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.22% of adults in Pleasant Grove have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Pleasant Grove in 2022 was $36,359, which is upper middle income relative to Utah and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,436 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pleasant Grove is a somewhat 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 White, followed by Asian. Pleasant Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Grove include English, German, Danish, Irish, and Scottish.

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