Profile for Pleasant Hill, California, CA

Pleasant Hill is on Walnut Creek.

Public transportation: BART, County Connection (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 134. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks

Nearby parks & recreation: Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa Canal Regional Trail

Historic sites and museums: Pleasant Hill Historical Society Museum

Colleges and universities: Diablo Valley College, John F. Kennedy University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 150

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13% of Pleasant Hill residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Pleasant Hill ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Pleasant Hill
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• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for Contra Costa County
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Pleasant Hill was $33,076, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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42% of Pleasant Hill residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Pleasant Hill, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $924.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,750.

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Libraries in Pleasant Hill include Contra Costa County Central Library ... View libraries

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Contra Costa County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Pleasant Hill political report.

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Pleasant Hill restaurants taking online reservations include Left Bank Pleasant Hill, Nibblers Eatery & Wine Bar ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Pleasant Hill workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Pleasant Hill between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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