Pleasant township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 312 (all rural)
| Males: 172 |  (55.1%) |
| Females: 140 |  (44.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 258 (156 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 40% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.69
| Pleasant township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Pleasant township: | $50,557 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $607 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $121,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 22.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Carstens 1880 Farmstead (A). Display/hide its location on the map
87% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 199
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 87
- South: 0
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
54 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- 10 to 19: 2
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 15 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (19%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Food (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- German (59.5%)
- French (except Basque) (11.5%)
- Danish (7.5%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- Swedish (4.4%)
- English (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (66%)
- Carpooled: 18 (15%)
- Worked at home: 24 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (5%)
54 people in other group homes
93.2% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 258- In family households: 240 (72 male householders, 7 female householders)
68 spouses, 85 children (83 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (11 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 48 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 1 2-persons,
67 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |