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:
- CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BOLIVAR, MO)
- DOCTOR’S HOSPISTAL OF SPRINGFIELD (about 15 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
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)