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Pleasant Valley township, Mower County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 308 (all rural)

Males: 154  (50.0%)
Females: 154  (50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 308 (280 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

9%
State:

25%


Races in Pleasant Valley township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
  • Two or more races: 2.6%

Median age of males: 32.3
Median age of females: 31.8

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Average household size: 3.08

Pleasant Valley township:

3.1 people
Minnesota:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.67

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($46,250 in 1999)
Pleasant Valley township:

$49,019
Minnesota:

$60,702
Median contract rent in 2013: $572 (lower quartile is $248, upper quartile is $425)
Here:

$572
State:

$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,600 (it was $74,400 in 2000)
:

$101,600
Minnesota:

$180,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,204 - $170,783

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $138,979
Here:

$138,979
State:

$229,257

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,970
Here:

$125,970
State:

$168,477

In 2-unit structures: $49,934
Here:

$49,934
State:

$168,680

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,281
Here:

$158,281
State:

$142,494

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $103,486
Here:

$103,486
State:

$160,166

Mobile homes: $30,032
Here:

$30,032
State:

$45,753
Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

3.0%
Whole state:

7.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

3.0%
Whole state:

3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Highforest East Bound Rest Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Pleasant Valley township: Pleasant Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Immanuel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

77% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 317
  • Northeast: 3
  • Midwest: 42
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Pleasant Valley township, MN map Pleasant Valley township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 3
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 24
  • 1960 to 1969: 13
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 47

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pleasant Valley township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 10
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 21
  • 8 rooms: 14
  • 9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pleasant Valley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 50
  • 4 bedrooms: 29
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 2
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Pleasant Valley township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 32
  • 3 vehicles: 39
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Pleasant Valley township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (19%)
  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Health care (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:

  • German (62.4%)
  • Norwegian (16.8%)
  • Irish (4.0%)
  • English (2.8%)
  • United States or American (2.8%)
  • Dutch (2.2%)
  • Italian (2.2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (2%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 362

Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 7 2-persons,

109 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men, 0 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:

6.0%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

15.4%
Minnesota:

24.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pleasant Valley township:

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