Pleasant Ridge township, Lee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 424 (all rural)
| Males: 218 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 206 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 424 (360 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant Ridge township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.85
| Pleasant Ridge township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Pleasant Ridge township: | $43,094 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $423 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
| : | $84,838 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,639
Here: $125,639 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $126,871
Here: $126,871 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $74,576
Here: $74,576 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $166,614
Here: $166,614 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $23,974
Here: $23,974 State: $46,008
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Creamer Cemetery (1), Clark Cemetery (2), Williamson Cemetery (3), Enslow Cemetery (4), Emerson Plot (5), Bentler Farm Cemetery (6), Creel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Wilderness (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hell Hollow (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Pleasant Ridge township: Abram Clark Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Pleasant Ridge township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 293
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 61
- South: 22
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 122
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Pleasant Ridge township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (44%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Food (12%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Food (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Health care (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Private households (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (9%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Cashiers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Ridge township:
- German (66.5%)
- United States or American (11.8%)
- English (5.5%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- Swiss (2.8%)
- Danish (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 153 (76%)
- Carpooled: 5 (2%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 34 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Wood (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (8%)
95.9% of residents of Pleasant Ridge township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 381- In family households: 320 (101 male householders, 5 female householders)
102 spouses, 106 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (30 male householders (21 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 5 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
99 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (3 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 43.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |