Pleasant Grove township, Mahaska County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (50% naturalized citizens)
Pleasant Grove township: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
56% of Pleasant Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2181
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 144
- South: 375
- West: 95
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 951
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 27
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 219
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Pleasant Grove township with a mortgage: 298 (5 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 306
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Printing workers (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Painters and paperhangers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Grove township:
- United States or American (20.9%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- German (7.0%)
- English (5.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- European (1.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (40%)
- Philippines (20%)
- Canada (20%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 900 (86%)
- Carpooled: 124 (12%)
- Walked: 10 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 16 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
98.3% of residents of Pleasant Grove township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,692- In family households: 2,359 (599 male householders, 174 female householders)
554 spouses, 824 children (730 natural, 23 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 52 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 333 (114 male householders (106 living alone)), 194 female householders (184 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 158 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 346 2-persons, 186 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 290 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
62 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (12 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 2.0% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 1.5% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here: | 11.3% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |