Pleasanton vs Van Wert

A side-by-side comparison of Pleasanton and Van Wert: population, income, housing, and more.

Pleasanton and Van Wert are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Wert has the higher population (131 vs 46 in Pleasanton). Pleasanton has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $62,300 in Van Wert). Since 2019, Pleasanton's population has grown faster (+31.4% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
Population	46	131
Median age	52.0 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,750
Median home value	$225,000	$62,300
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	20	86
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
Population	35 → 46 (+31.4%)	142 → 131 (-7.7%)
Median household income	—	$40,313 → $58,750 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $225,000 (+157.1%)	$58,600 → $62,300 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,097 → $688 (-37.3%)

Pleasanton

Population

3546

Median home value

$87,500$225,000

Van Wert

Population

142131

Median household income

$40,313$58,750

Median home value

$58,600$62,300

Median gross rent

$1,097$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.9%	8.4%
18 to 24	2.2%	13.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	1.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	23.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	4.3%	21.4%
65 to 74	17.4%	18.3%
75 and over	19.6%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.2%
High school graduate	47.5%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
Drove alone	100.0%	90.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Pleasanton	Van Wert
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.30	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	58	32
Median year structure built	1938	1956