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Population: 5,070. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,229 (+22.9% change)
Males: 2,429 (47.9%), Females: 2,641 (52.1%)

Polk County

Zip code: 50317

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $60,694
Median house value: $121,400

Population by Race

Races in Pleasant Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (26.4%), English (17.9%), Irish (13.3%), United States (6.6%), Swedish (5.9%), Norwegian (4.7%).

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 7.8 square miles

Map of Pleasant Valley, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Hill

  • High school or higher: 93.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Hill city

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

2.2% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,239 (+32.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Hill:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Hill:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 82 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Hill:

  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 10 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
  • AMES MUNI (about 29 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Hill:

  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 73 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)

Public primary/middle school in Pleasant Hill:

  • FOUR MILE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 670 SE 68TH ST; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Pleasant Hill:

  • PLEASANT HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $307,879; Location: 5151 MAPLE DR.; 27,126 books; 2,024 audio materials; 1,175 video materials; 128 serial subscriptions)

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