| Statistic | Pleasant Valley | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Population | 3,521 | 101,513 | 5,149,422 |
| Population density (sq km) | 1,551 | 1,066 | 5 |
| Median age | 52.7 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 74% | 65% | 71% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 29% | 33% | 41% |
| Speak English only | 94.6% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| Speak French only | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Data | Percent |
| South Asian | 1.9% |
| Chinese | 1.8% |
| Japanese | 1.1% |
| Latin American | 1.0% |
| Korean | 0.8% |
| Data | Percent |
| United Kingdom | 6.0% |
| Germany | 1.2% |
| United States | 0.8% |
| Other Northern Europe | 0.8% |
| Philippines | 0.7% |
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