Pleasant RidgeKY
Home to 487 people, the town was settled in 1859.
Is Pleasant Ridge a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Ridge, above both the Kentucky town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 143 Kentucky towns, just 9 have a higher share of households owning their home than Pleasant Ridge. Pleasant Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Pleasant Ridge’s workers commute out
For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. The middle household income for Pleasant Ridge comes to $42,000. The top destinations are Owensboro (33%), Hartford (8%) and Beaver Dam (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pleasant Ridge has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Pleasant Ridge than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Pleasant Ridge brings mild winters and hot summers
The town’s peak summer temperature stands at 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Ridge is
28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pleasant Ridge. Among adults locally, 14% binge drink and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Pleasant Ridge | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Ridge | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 19% | 22.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pleasant Ridge
Moving to Pleasant Ridge: who provides what
Pleasant Ridge is unincorporated, so Daviess County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Ridge for work
Where Pleasant Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Ridge
About 7 of every 100 Pleasant Ridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
About Pleasant Ridge
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Pleasant Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Daviess and Ohio counties, Kentucky, United States. The population was 578 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 459 ft
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