Pleasant Valley township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 260 (all rural)
| Males: 132 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 128 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 260 (192 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Pleasant Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 35.7
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Average household size: 2.39
| Pleasant Valley township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Pleasant Valley township: | $52,973 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $488 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,386 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
| : | $128,386 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $179,104
Here: $179,104 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $189,373
Here: $189,373 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $86,689
Here: $86,689 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,312
Here: $169,312 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,896
Here: $104,896 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $60,368
Here: $60,368 State: $36,193
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 35.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 16.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Plum River Catholic Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Muddy Plum River (A), North Fork Plum River (B), Middle Fork Plum River (C), Davis Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 304
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $123,200
Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Private households (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Food (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:
- German (38.7%)
- English (22.3%)
- European (17.0%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- Swiss (3.2%)
- Norwegian (2.1%)
- Canadian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (54%)
- Carpooled: 15 (10%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 46 (31%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (10%)
98.3% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 327- In family households: 290 (80 male householders, 14 female householders)
69 spouses, 122 children (114 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (26 male householders (20 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 6 3-persons,
41 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |