Pleasant Valley township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 494 (all rural)
| Males: 250 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 244 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 494 (389 owner occupied, 105 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.73
| Pleasant Valley township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Pleasant Valley township: | $43,761 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,118 (it was $76,100 in 2000)
| : | $113,118 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $148,848
Here: $148,848 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $202,477
Here: $202,477 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $84,088
Here: $84,088 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,528
Here: $116,528 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,128
Here: $121,128 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $17,524
Here: $17,524 State: $46,008
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Swaledale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Township Cemetery (1), Richland Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Pleasant Valley township: Stille Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 444
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 39
- South: 15
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 187
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500
Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 47 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Construction (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:
- German (54.5%)
- Norwegian (8.8%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Irish (7.2%)
- English (5.2%)
- Danish (4.3%)
- European (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (79%)
- Carpooled: 10 (4%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
97.6% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 533- In family households: 478 (133 male householders, 10 female householders)
130 spouses, 192 children (175 natural, 8 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (22 male householders (19 living alone)), 24 female householders (17 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 10 2-persons,
114 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (10 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 6.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |