Pleasant Valley

Population: 2,744
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $195,200

Pleasant Valley is a community in Clay County, Missouri, home to 2,744 residents. At $78,750, its median household income sits below Clay County's $86,150.

From 2019 to 2023, Pleasant Valley's population declined 8.6% from 3,003 to 2,744, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $148,500 to $195,200.

Owners occupy 61.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,744
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $195,200
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 1,198
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0032,744

Median household income

$57,346$78,750

Median home value

$148,500$195,200

Median gross rent

$924$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,003	$57,346	$148,500	$924
2020	3,017	$56,189	$152,400	$936
2021	2,757	$61,633	$157,700	$1,013
2022	2,748	$73,487	$181,300	$1,031
2023	2,744	$78,750	$195,200	$1,143

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	200	7.3%
5 to 17	318	11.6%
18 to 24	324	11.8%
25 to 34	387	14.1%
35 to 44	372	13.6%
45 to 54	270	9.8%
55 to 64	423	15.4%
65 to 74	238	8.7%
75 and over	212	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,283	83.2%
Black or African American	171	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	29	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	98	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	5.8%
High school graduate	616	32.4%
Some college or associate's	727	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	335	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	113	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,254	79.4%
Carpooled	179	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	118	7.5%
Other means	10	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	483	33.0%
15 to 29 min	701	47.9%
30 to 44 min	159	10.9%
45 to 59 min	78	5.3%
60+ min	41	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 6.2% (164 of 2,649)

	Count	Share
Family households	750	66.1%
Nonfamily households	384	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,134	94.7%
Vacant	64	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	692	61.0%
Renter-occupied	442	39.0%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached10.3%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	804	67.1%
1-unit, attached	123	10.3%
2 to 4 units	107	8.9%
5 to 19 units	126	10.5%
20 or more units	15	1.3%
Mobile home & other	23	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2958520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2172, -94.4809