Pleasant Hill city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,456 ( 1,671 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.4 square miles
Population density: 1003.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,630	82.54%	11.5%
Black:	506	4.84%	115.3%
Indian:	3	0.03%	88.0%
Asian:	423	4.05%	97.7%
2+ races:	297	2.84%	77.8%
Hispanic:	597	5.71%	50.4%

Total non-White:	1,826	17.46%	74.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	889	12.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	782	10.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,785
7,741	88.12%
235	2.68%
25	0.28%
214	2.44%
167	1.90%
397	4.52%
1,044	11.88%

2000
5,095
4,801	94.23%
9	0.18%
49	0.96%
82	1.61%
54	1.06%
100	1.96%
294	5.77%

1990
3,676
3,563	96.93%
14	0.38%
0	0.00%
17	0.46%
n/a
82	2.23%
113	3.07%

1980
3,493
3,323	95.13%
70	2.00%
0	0.00%
44	1.26%
n/a
56	1.60%
170	4.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,940	57.7
750	14.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,238	33.7
181	4.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

240	6.9
-57	-1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.5
2,909	27.8%
7,547	72.2%
2,195	21.0%

3,860
2.67

3,051	79.0%
2,411	79.0%
337	11.0%
809	21.0%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
2,410	27.4%
6,375	72.6%
989	11.3%

3,395
2.57

2,426	71.5%
1,910	78.7%
254	10.5%
969	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
1,320	25.9%
3,775	74.1%
476	9.3%

1,938
2.59

1,476	76.2%
1,250	84.7%
104	7.0%
462	23.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
1,028	28.0%
2,648	72.0%
260	7.1%

1,322
2.73

1,070	80.9%
956	89.3%
71	6.6%
252	19.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
1,358	38.9%
2,135	61.1%
153	4.4%

1,049
3.27

901	85.9%
799	88.7%
82	9.1%
148	14.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	57	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	78	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	80	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	163	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	0.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	0.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	146	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	71	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	264	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	287	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	482	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	626	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	453	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	261	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	581	15.1%
$200,000 or more	290	7.5%

Median Household Income	81,992
Per Capita Income	38,285

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	157	4.1%
Public Assistance	13	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	467	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,922	72.7%
Unemployed	445	8.2%
In Armed Forces	47	0.9%

Total Labor Force	4,414	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	984	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,471	1,314	52.8%
Non-Profit	130	256	33.7%
Self-Employed	197	158	55.5%

Local Government	78	358	17.9%
State Government	108	103	51.2%
Federal Government	196	90	68.5%

Total Private + Self	1,668	1,472	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	512	807	38.8%
Total	2,180	2,279	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	833	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	913	20.5%
Professional, Technical	1,207	27.1%
Service Occupations	687	15.4%
All others	819	18.4%

White Collar		66.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	613	13.7%
Educational services	578	13.0%
Finance and insurance	473	10.6%
Retail trade	375	8.4%
Construction	342	7.7%
Manufacturing	339	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	305	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	241	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	191	4.3%
Other services	173	3.9%
Public administration	169	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	160	3.6%
Wholesale trade	144	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	126	2.8%
Utilities	96	2.2%
Information	71	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	45	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	359	3.43%
Puerto Rican	187	1.79%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	10	0.10%

Total Central American	40	0.38%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	40	0.38%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.01%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	1	0.01%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	202	1.93%
Thai	180	1.72%
Japanese	24	0.23%
Vietnamese	10	0.10%
Korean	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,910	92.5%
Other Asian	273	2.8%
Spanish	241	2.5%
Other	74	0.8%
Arabic	69	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	48	0.5%
German, other Germanic	17	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,359	22.6%
Irish	1,720	16.4%
English	1,020	9.8%
Norwegian	529	5.1%
Dutch	523	5.0%
European	446	4.3%
Swedish	324	3.1%
American	321	3.1%
Italian	274	2.6%
Scottish	230	2.2%
Czech	206	2.0%
African	203	1.9%
Polish	168	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	157	1.5%
French	153	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,407	99.5%
Not a citizen	49	0.5%

Native	9,995	95.6%
Foreign-born	461	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
137	2.0%	92	1.3%	2,304	33.1%	2,266	32.5%	1,529	22.0%	635	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	137	2.0%
9-12 Years	92	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,304	33.1%
Some College	2,266	32.5%
Bach. Degree	1,529	22.0%
Grad Degree	635	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +512	D +77	D + 2.4%
D +589
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,920	50.4%	Joe Biden (D)	2,751	47.5%	124	2.1%	5,795	-3	4	0.34%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	2,408	48.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,162	43.5%	404	8.1%	4,974	-3	3	0.32%

2020 President, Pleasant Hill city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,751

47.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,920

50.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,795

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Pleasant Hill city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,162

43.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,408

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

204

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

166

3.3%

TOTAL

4,974

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Hill city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	73%	Joni Ernst* (R)	2,868	50.1%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	2,677	46.8%	175 [+]	3.1%	5,720	-2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 122 (2.1%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 51 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	G	61%	Fred Hubbell (D)	2,417	52.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,109	45.8%	83 [+]	1.8%	4,609	-5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 68 (1.5%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 13 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	S3	68%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,865	58.2%	Patty Judge (D)	1,848	37.6%	207 [+]	4.2%	4,920	-2	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 148 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 59 (1.2%);
2014	S2	51%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,796	50.7%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,602	45.2%	144 [+]	4.1%	3,542	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 96 (2.7%); Bob Quast (I) 22 (0.6%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 18 (0.5%); Ruth Smith (I) 6 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	51%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,879	53.2%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,503	42.5%	152 [+]	4.3%	3,534	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 66 (1.9%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 42 (1.2%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 40 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,013
Median Value	$263,600

Occupied	3,860	96.2%
Vacant	153	3.8%

Owned	2,999	77.7%
Rented	861	22.3%
Median Rent	$1,102

Single-Family Units	3,013	75.1%
Detached	2,450	61.1%
Attached	563	14.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	860	21.4%
Mobile Homes	124	3.1%

Pleasant Hill city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasant Hill city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pleasant Hill city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Hill city, IA