Pleasant Hill, IA Demographic Data
Pleasant Hill, IA Summary
Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County in Iowa
- Population: 8,678
- Area: 9.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.15 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 934.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 889.76 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pleasant Hill, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,859
52%
50.8
Male
4,547
48%
49.2
Total Population
9,406
323,128,000
Pleasant Hill, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
695
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
614
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
558
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
582
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
560
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,288
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,440
15.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,103
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
632
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
696
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
805
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
305
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
128
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,186
76.4%
77.2
Female
3,712
51.7%
51.3
Male
3,474
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,860
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,633
17.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,238
13.2%
15.2
Female
775
62.6%
55.8
Male
463
37.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Pleasant Hill, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,265
98.5%
96.8
White
8,637
91.8%
72.6
Black or African American
312
3.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.3%
0.8
Asian
181
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
48
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
77
0.8%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
56
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
8
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
102
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
141
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
776
8.3%
17.8
Mexican
658
7.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
25
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
53
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
40
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,630
91.7%
82.2
Pleasant Hill, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
264
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
278
4.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,485
23.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,509
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
629
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,676
26.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
556
8.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
542
8.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,855
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,232
34.9%
31.2
Pleasant Hill, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,969
26.1%
33.7%
Now Married
4,459
59.1%
47.5
Divorced
642
8.5%
11.0%
Separated
40
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
429
5.7
5.8%
Pleasant Hill, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,124
93.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
587
6.7%
21.6%
Spanish
358
4.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
53
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
172
2.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.0%
1.1%
Pleasant Hill, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
113
3.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
22
0.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
220
6.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
348
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
320
9.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
748
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
571
16.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
640
18.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
420
11.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
163
4.6%
6.4
Median household income
75,373
57,617
Per capita income
33,819
31,128
Pleasant Hill, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
42
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
259
4.8%
9.8
Construction
360
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,283
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
895
16.7%
6.6
Information
164
3.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
442
8.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
248
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
534
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
267
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
372
7.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
299
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
179
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
586
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,097
39.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
576
10.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,366
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
719
13.5%
18.1%
Pleasant Hill, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,265
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,240
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
741
14.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12
0.2%
5.1
Walked
22
0.4%
2.7
Other means
80
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
170
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.6
26.6
Pleasant Hill, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
113
3.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,090
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,501
42.1%
37.1
3 or more
861
24.2%
21.0
Pleasant Hill, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,565
94.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,551
71.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,014
28.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
223
5.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Pleasant Hill, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,788
1 room
12
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
99
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
297
7.8%
9.1
4 rooms
663
17.5%
16.5
5 rooms
664
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
497
13.1%
17.8
7 rooms
518
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
346
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
692
18.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Pleasant Hill, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,788
1-unit, detached
2,318
61.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
540
14.3%
5.9
2-units
39
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
72
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
155
4.1%
4.4
20 or more units
485
12.8%
9.0
Mobile home
165
4.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pleasant Hill, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
72
1.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10
0.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
61
1.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
348
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
599
15.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
232
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
883
23.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,338
35.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
210
5.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
35
0.9%
1.4%
Pleasant Hill, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,527
70.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
970
27.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
31
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.6%
1.1
Pleasant Hill, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,833
47295100.0
Less than $500
7
0.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
23
1.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
82
4.5%
7.0%
$500 to $999
185
10.1%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
226
12.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
569
31.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
741
40.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
960
52.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
429
23.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
195
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
97
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
152
8.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pleasant Hill, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
967
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
15
1.6%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
16
1.7%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
20
2.1%
4.4%
Less than $500
42
4.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
79
8.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
233
24.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
562
58.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
47
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
899
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
162
17.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
133
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
74
7.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
148
15.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
127
13.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
311
32.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
59
0.0%
0.0%
Pleasant Hill, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,551
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
157
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
41
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
450
17.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
854
33.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
831
32.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
204
8.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
186,400
205,000