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Population (year 2000): 5,070. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,225 (+42.5% change)
Males: 2,429  (47.9%)
Females: 2,641  (52.1%)

Polk County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50317.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,400 (it was $60,694 in 2000)
Pleasant Hill  $68,400
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $160,700 (it was $121,400 in 2000)
Pleasant Hill  $160,700
Iowa:  $106,600

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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%)

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

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/12/1956

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 7.84 square miles.

Population density: 799 people per square mile 
 
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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%

114 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

This city:  2.2%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Pleasant Hill, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pleasant Hill to the number of sex offenders is 1252 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pleasant Hill:  1.5% ($1,797)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (7.4 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (173.2 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (401.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Altoona, IA (5.2 miles ), Carlisle, IA (6.1 miles ), Des Moines, IA (7.4 miles ), Bondurant, IA (8.3 miles ), Saylorville, IA (10.4 miles ), Ankeny, IA (11.6 miles ), Hartford, IA (11.6 miles ), Runnells, IA (11.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 75 buildings, average cost: $120,900
  • 1997: 53 buildings, average cost: $117,300
  • 1998: 75 buildings, average cost: $118,900
  • 1999: 82 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 2000: 70 buildings, average cost: $133,300
  • 2001: 93 buildings, average cost: $119,100
  • 2002: 93 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 2003: 156 buildings, average cost: $120,100
  • 2004: 123 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2005: 190 buildings, average cost: $124,100
  • 2006: 190 buildings, average cost: $103,100

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Latitude: 41.59 N, Longitude: 93.51 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,776 (-35.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 253 (8.6%)


73 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 515

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


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in Pleasant Hill by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 002101
    per 100,000 0.00.035.917.30.016.0
Robberies 204110
    per 100,000 39.50.071.817.316.60.0
Assaults 104195913
    per 100,000 197.478.6341.186.6149.6207.6
Burglaries 241362555467
    per 100,000 473.8255.51112.9952.9897.81069.9
Thefts 1222881767990
    per 100,000 2408.7550.31454.01316.71313.41437.2
Auto thefts 6395713
    per 100,000 118.559.0161.686.6116.4207.6
Arson 001213
    per 100,000 0.00.018.034.716.647.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 190.360.3267.5162.7159.6203.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (14 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.24
US city average:  3.00

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Pleasant Hill-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Pleasant Hill city center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/28/1986, a category 4 tornado 12.8 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Hill:
  • IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
  • IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
  • BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; DES MOINES, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Hill:
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 82 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Hill:
  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; ANKENY, IA; ID: IKV)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 10 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: Y76)
  • AMES MUNI (about 29 miles; AMES, IA; ID: AMW)

Local government website: WWW.CI.PLEASANT-HILL.IA.US

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 15 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 73 miles; LAMONI, IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
Public elementary/middle school in Pleasant Hill:
  • FOUR MILE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 670 SE 68TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
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)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • There is also Pleasant Hill Elementary in Pleasant Hill. Four Mile Elementary is actually part of the South East Polk School District. The dividing line between Des Moines Schools and South East Polk run through Pleasant Hill.

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Notable locations in Pleasant Hill: Sleepy Hollow Sports Park (A), Copper Creek Golf Course (B), Pleasant Hill (C), Pleasant Hill Police Department (D), Pleasant Hill Fire Department (E), Pleasant Hill City Library (F), Pleasant Hill City Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pleasant Hill include: Oakwood United Methodist Church (A), Berean Assembly of God Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Pleasant Hill Free Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Keller Cemetery (2), Rising Sun Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Fourmile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Pleasant Hill: Doane Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.4%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.3%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  3.8%

Pleasant Hill compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Pleasant Hill (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Pleasant Hill Branch at 1055 N.E. 56th Street, branch established on 1997-07-07. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Horizon Bank: Pleasant Hill Branch at 1290 Copper Creek Drive, branch established on 2004-08-30. Info updated 2006-04-11: Bank assets: $131.3 mil, Deposits: $106.0 mil, headquarters in Oskaloosa, IA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Iowa:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 2$6,642$39,8526$6,394
Water Supply 1$3,077$36,9240$0
Other Government Administration 5$13,873$33,2957$1,581
Financial Administration 1$2,768$33,2160$0
Sewerage 1$3,086$37,0320$0
Streets and Highways 6$18,352$36,7040$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$554
Police Protection - Officers 11$35,059$38,2460$0
Totals for Government 27$82,857$36,82514$8,528


Pleasant Hill government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $795,000
    Solid Waste Management: $199,000
    All Other: $150,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Construction - General: $2,766,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $878,000
    Police Protection: $851,000
    Housing & Community Development: $828,000
    Water Utilities: $735,000
    Regular Highways: $510,000
    Libraries: $301,000
    Solid Waste Management: $244,000
    Central Staff Services: $216,000
    Parks & Recreation: $194,000
    General Public Buildings: $146,000
    Financial Administration: $135,000
    Fire Protection: $124,000
    General - Other: $41,000
    Health Services - Other: $40,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $244,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $431,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,710,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,605,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,170,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,630,000
    Other, NEC: $1,303,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,132,000
    Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $190,000
    Interest Earnings: $82,000
    Special Assessments: $73,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,381,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $865,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $970,000
    Highways: $422,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,963,000
    NEC: $189,000
    Public Utilities: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,423,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $74,000

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,746 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.65%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($372 average AGI)
Polk County:  0.06%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dallas County, IA  0.62% ($46,738 average AGI)
from Story County, IA  0.45% ($38,500)
from Warren County, IA  0.43% ($36,603)


5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.85%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Polk County:  0.04%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dallas County, IA  1.04% ($61,981 average AGI)
to Warren County, IA  0.40% ($47,092)
to Story County, IA  0.25% ($32,827)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Hill:
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
  • KWKY (1150 AM; 1 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: PUTBRESE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KXLQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Hill:
  • KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KJMC (89.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
  • KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K269EJ (101.7 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • K213DV (90.5 FM; PLEASANT HILL, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • K209EN (89.7 FM; CLIVE, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KWDM (88.7 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: W. DES MOINES COMM. SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • KSTM (88.9 FM; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: SIMPSON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Hill:
  • KRPG-LP (Channel 43; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • K29EA (Channel 29; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
  • K46EY (Channel 46; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
  • K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KFPX (Channel 39; NEWTON, IA; Owner: PAXSON DES MOINES LICENSE, INC.)

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