Pleasant Valley township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 415 (all rural)
Males: 226 | (54.5%) |
Females: 189 | (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 415 (337 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 34.2
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Average household size: 3.32
Pleasant Valley township: | 3.3 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.70
Pleasant Valley township: | $50,074 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $424 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $77,500 in 2000)
: | $107,911 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,354
Here: $129,354 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $165,168
Here: $165,168 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $94,930
Here: $94,930 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,357
Here: $67,357 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,369
Here: $70,369 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $38,148
Here: $38,148 State: $46,008
Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 16.2% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Willey.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Willey Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 98% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 446
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 0
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 135
- One, attached: 4
Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 25 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (47%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Financial managers (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:
- German (86.5%)
- Swedish (5.5%)
- Danish (2.5%)
- Irish (0.8%)
- English (0.6%)
- Scottish (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 108 (47%)
- Carpooled: 30 (13%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 85 (37%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 457- In family households: 434 (103 male householders, 13 female householders)
102 spouses, 204 children (183 natural, 12 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (19 male householders (18 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 1 2-persons,
141 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (4 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here: | 32.2% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here: | 37.5% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 8.3% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |