Moving to Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Population: 5,582. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,747 (+20.9% change)
Males: 2,711 (48.6%), Females: 2,871 (51.4%)

Zip code: 64080

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $48,915
Median house value: $94,300

Population by Race

Races in Pleasant Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (13.9%), United States (13.1%), English (9.0%), Italian (3.7%), Dutch (3.0%).

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Hill

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Hill city

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1,655 (+42.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Hill:

  • CASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO)
  • LEES SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO)
  • TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER LAKEWOOD (about 16 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Hill:

  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 32 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 46 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 81 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Hill:

  • LEE’S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; LEE’S SUMMIT, MO; Abbreviation: LXT)
  • LAWRENCE SMITH MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: LRY)
  • EAST KANSAS CITY (about 16 miles; GRAIN VALLEY, MO; Abbreviation: 3GV)

Amtrak station near Pleasant Hill:

  • 12 miles: LEE’S SUMMIT (220 S. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

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

  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 25 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 28 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 30 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)

Schools

Public high school in Pleasant Hill:

  • PLEASANT HILL HIGH (Students: 656; Location: 1 ROOSTER WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pleasant Hill:

  • PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY (Students: 500; Location: 304 EKLUND ST; Grades: PK – 02)
  • PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE (Students: 490; Location: 1301 MYRTLE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PLEASANT HILL ELEM. (Students: 442; Location: 327 N MCKISSOCK; Grades: 03 – 05)