Pleasant township, Monroe County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 300 (all rural)
| Males: 153 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 147 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 300 (258 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.52
| Pleasant township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Pleasant township: | $46,339 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,191 (it was $58,000 in 2000)
| : | $97,191 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $145,249
Here: $145,249 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $142,648
Here: $142,648 State: $193,868
Mobile homes: $51,290
Here: $51,290 State: $46,008
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hardfish Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Pleasant township include: Hayden Chapel (A), Pleasant Corners Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Corners Cemetery (1), Pleasant Divide Cemetery (2), Bridgeport Cemetery (3), Hickory Grove Cemetery (4), Hayden Chapel Cemetery (5), Fall Cemetery (6), Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Grays Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
52% of Pleasant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 205
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 30
- South: 32
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 84
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,100
Housing units in Pleasant township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Truck transportation (46%)
- Construction (20%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Educational services (39%)
- Public administration (29%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (46%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Electricians (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Bus drivers (17%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Secondary school teachers (10%)
- Plant and system operators (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant township:
- German (32.6%)
- United States or American (24.3%)
- Dutch (11.8%)
- Slovak (5.6%)
- English (4.9%)
- Welsh (4.2%)
- British (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 106 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (10%)
98.5% of residents of Pleasant township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 277- In family households: 252 (84 male householders, 0 female householders)
76 spouses, 75 children (54 natural, 5 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (21 male householders (21 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
57 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 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% |