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Pleasant Valley township, Johnson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Pleasant Valley township:

1.7%
Whole state:

3.1%

80% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 219
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 19
  • South: 6
  • West: 8

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Pleasant Valley township, IA map Pleasant Valley township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500


Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 22 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 9
  • 1980 to 1989: 11
  • 1970 to 1979: 10
  • 1960 to 1969: 21
  • 1950 to 1959: 15
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 37

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pleasant Valley township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 12
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 23
  • 9 or more rooms: 18

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 11
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pleasant Valley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 17
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 24
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 4
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Pleasant Valley township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 14
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Pleasant Valley township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 5
  • 2 vehicles: 11
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Fuel dealers (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:

  • German (32.0%)
  • United States or American (15.7%)
  • Irish (12.4%)
  • Czech (9.2%)
  • Danish (4.6%)
  • English (4.6%)
  • Belgian (2.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (97%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

96.3% of residents of Pleasant Valley township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 257

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 6 2-persons,

66 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

22.7%
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: 3
Here:

20.0%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pleasant Valley township:

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