Pleasant Valley township, Fayette County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,003 (all rural)
| Males: 481 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 522 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,001 (794 owner occupied, 207 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pleasant Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 45.4
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Average household size: 2.22
| Pleasant Valley township: | 2.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Pleasant Valley township: | $43,572 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,186 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
| : | $87,186 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 36.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 16.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Elgin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Valley Canoe Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Pleasant Valley township: Gospel Message Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Gods Acres Cemetery (1), Brainard Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bell Creek (A), Otter Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Pleasant Valley township: Gilbertson Conservation Education Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 186
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 10
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 80
- Mobile homes: 20
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Wood products (31%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Health care (28%)
- Paper (16%)
- Food (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Life and physical scientists (6%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (22%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:
- United States or American (49.3%)
- German (5.9%)
- Irish (5.9%)
- English (1.5%)
- Italian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 46 (68%)
- Carpooled: 19 (28%)
- Other means: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (6%)
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
99.0% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 219- In family households: 207 (52 male householders, 17 female householders)
51 spouses, 70 children (63 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
186 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (10 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |