Pleasant Hill

Population: 10,796
Median household income: $86,890
Median home value: $284,100

Pleasant Hill, a community in Polk County, Iowa, has 10,796 residents. At $86,890, its median household income sits above Polk County's $81,621.

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasant Hill's population grew 9.4% from 9,871 to 10,796, while its median home value rose 41.0% from $201,500 to $284,100.

Households average 2.64 people. The median gross rent is $1,204.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,796
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $86,890
Median home value: $284,100
Median gross rent: $1,204
Housing units: 4,320
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,87110,796

Median household income

$78,818$86,890

Median home value

$201,500$284,100

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,204

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,871	$78,818	$201,500	$1,002
2020	9,959	$74,612	$215,200	$1,039
2021	10,203	$76,371	$230,200	$1,027
2022	10,456	$81,992	$263,600	$1,102
2023	10,796	$86,890	$284,100	$1,204

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	873	8.1%
5 to 17	1,956	18.1%
18 to 24	713	6.6%
25 to 34	1,176	10.9%
35 to 44	1,409	13.1%
45 to 54	1,015	9.4%
55 to 64	1,340	12.4%
65 to 74	1,529	14.2%
75 and over	785	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,859	82.1%
Black or African American	534	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	389	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	215	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	797	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	195	2.7%
High school graduate	2,429	33.5%
Some college or associate's	2,295	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,657	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	678	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,747	80.4%
Carpooled	275	5.9%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	98	2.1%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	488	10.5%
Other means	29	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,290	30.9%
15 to 29 min	2,208	52.9%
30 to 44 min	463	11.1%
45 to 59 min	74	1.8%
60+ min	137	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 9.9% (1,047 of 10,605)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,180	78.8%
Nonfamily households	855	21.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,035	93.4%
Vacant	285	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,059	75.8%
Renter-occupied	976	24.2%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached17.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,533	58.6%
1-unit, attached	734	17.0%
2 to 4 units	36	0.8%
5 to 19 units	383	8.9%
20 or more units	489	11.3%
Mobile home & other	145	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1963525
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 41.5991, -93.5050