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

Land area: 10.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 726 (all rural)

Males: 358  (49.3%)
Females: 368  (50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 726 (674 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

7%
State:

28%


Races in Pleasant Valley township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
  • Black: 2.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 39.0

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Average household size: 2.53

Pleasant Valley township:

2.5 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($38,365 in 1999)
Pleasant Valley township:

$42,137
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $464 (lower quartile is $232, upper quartile is $407)
Here:

$465
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
:

$86,063
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,727 - $139,988
Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Cities in this township include: Coalville.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Gypsum Creek (A), Holliday Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Pleasant Valley township: Holliday Creek Area Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

79% of Pleasant Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 346
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 18
  • South: 9
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%

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: $24,800


Housing units in Pleasant Valley township with a mortgage: 41 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1980 to 1989: 29
  • 1970 to 1979: 45
  • 1960 to 1969: 12
  • 1950 to 1959: 19
  • 1940 to 1949: 26
  • 1939 or earlier: 24

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

  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 22
  • 6 rooms: 54
  • 7 rooms: 29
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 105
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pleasant Valley township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 92
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (29%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Valley township:

  • United States or American (53.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (11.2%)
  • English (6.2%)
  • Irish (2.7%)
  • Danish (2.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Wood (20%)
  • Utility gas (10%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 373

Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 35 4-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,

133 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (10 men, 30 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: 0
Here:

0.0%
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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