Moving to Pleasant Hope, Missouri

Population: 548. Estimated population in July 2024: 575 (+4.9% change)
Males: 251 (45.8%), Females: 297 (54.2%)

Polk County

Zip code: 65725

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $78,600

Population by Race

Races in Pleasant Hope:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (22.1%), Irish (15.1%), United States (14.6%), Dutch (7.5%), English (6.8%), French (5.3%).

Elevation: 1110 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Hope

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Hope city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +182 (+49.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Hope:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Hope:

  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 67 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
  • WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 82 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Hope:

  • BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL (about 10 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Abbreviation: M17)
  • DOWNTOWN (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: 3DW)
  • BUFFALO MUNI (about 19 miles; BUFFALO, MO; Abbreviation: H17)

Colleges and Universities

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

  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 89 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)

Schools

Public high school in Pleasant Hope:

  • PLEASANT HOPE HIGH (Students: 264; Location: 303 N MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pleasant Hope:

  • PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. (Students: 377; Location: 311 W MCCURRY; Grades: PK – 04)
  • PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE (Students: 304; Location: 515 W MCCURRY; Grades: 05 – 08)