Pleasant township, OH

Van Wert County, OH

2022 population: 10,857 ( 141 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 298.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,858	90.80%	0.8%
Black:	103	0.95%	36.0%
Indian:	9	0.08%	0.0%
Asian:	14	0.13%	60.0%
2+ races:	382	3.52%	169.0%
Hispanic:	489	4.50%	14.3%

Total non-White:	999	9.20%	28.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-79	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	220	2.5

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
10,716
9,937	92.73%
161	1.50%
9	0.08%
35	0.33%
142	1.33%
428	3.99%
779	7.27%

2000
11,296
10,668	94.44%
134	1.19%
25	0.22%
5	0.04%
90	0.80%
374	3.31%
628	5.56%

1990
11,237
10,719	95.39%
135	1.20%
17	0.15%
20	0.18%
n/a
246	2.19%
518	4.61%

1980
12,979
12,664	97.57%
84	0.65%
12	0.09%
59	0.45%
n/a
160	1.23%
315	2.43%

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

-731	-6.5
151	1.3

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

-51	-0.5
110	1.0

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

-1,945	-15.0
203	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant township, OH

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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
40.3
2,551	23.5%
8,306	76.5%
1,923	17.7%

4,330
2.45

2,860	66.1%
1,927	67.4%
367	12.8%
1,470	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
2,591	24.2%
8,125	75.8%
1,848	17.2%

4,428
2.36

2,816	63.6%
2,064	73.3%
317	11.3%
1,612	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
2,736	24.2%
8,560	75.8%
1,838	16.3%

4,601
2.39

3,116	67.7%
2,461	79.0%
278	8.9%
1,485	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
2,939	26.2%
8,298	73.8%
1,767	15.7%

4,408
2.51

3,078	69.8%
2,605	84.6%
214	7.0%
1,330	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
3,472	26.8%
9,507	73.2%
1,902	14.7%

5,076
2.51

3,650	71.9%
3,246	88.9%
170	4.7%
1,426	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	248	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	185	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	155	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	208	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	131	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	314	7.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	122	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	200	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	331	7.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	397	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	362	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	654	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	408	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	348	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	178	4.1%
$200,000 or more	89	2.1%

Median Household Income	55,625
Per Capita Income	29,330

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	296	6.8%
Public Assistance	77	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	407	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,711	74.4%
Unemployed	270	4.3%
In Armed Forces	22	0.3%

Total Labor Force	5,003	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,330	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,245	1,962	53.4%
Non-Profit	105	173	37.8%
Self-Employed	138	91	60.3%

Local Government	239	269	47.0%
State Government	0	76	0.0%
Federal Government	14	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,383	2,053	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	358	518	40.9%
Total	2,741	2,571	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	683	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	870	16.4%
Professional, Technical	904	17.0%
Service Occupations	786	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.1%
All others	2,074	39.0%

White Collar		46.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,691	31.8%
Health care and social assistance	755	14.2%
Retail trade	745	14.0%
Educational services	481	9.0%
Finance and insurance	238	4.5%
Other services	226	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	224	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	214	4.0%
Construction	142	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	126	2.4%
Public administration	95	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	81	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	77	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	63	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	1.1%
Wholesale trade	59	1.1%
Utilities	26	0.5%
Information	10	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	421	3.88%
Puerto Rican	49	0.45%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.10%
Costa Rican	11	0.10%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	8	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	8	0.07%
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	%
Filipino	10	0.09%
Korean	4	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,866	97.6%
Spanish	198	2.0%
German, other Germanic	26	0.3%
Other	5	0.0%
Other Indo-European	5	0.0%
Korean	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,338	30.7%
Irish	1,084	10.0%
English	1,023	9.4%
American	824	7.6%
Scottish	219	2.0%
Dutch	189	1.7%
Italian	183	1.7%
French	134	1.2%
European	127	1.2%
Welsh	125	1.2%
Hungarian	115	1.1%
Swiss	90	0.8%
Polish	86	0.8%
British	45	0.4%
Russian	41	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,806	99.5%
Not a citizen	51	0.5%

Native	10,757	99.1%
Foreign-born	100	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
165	2.3%	483	6.6%	3,104	42.6%	2,275	31.3%	797	10.9%	455	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	165	2.3%
9-12 Years	483	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,104	42.6%
Some College	2,275	31.3%
Bach. Degree	797	10.9%
Grad Degree	455	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +59	R +18	D + 3.5%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +134	R +159	R + 9.7%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +75	R +243	R + 23.9%
D -168

2016 vs. 2008	R +16	R +225	R + 27.4%
D -209
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	14%	Donald Trump* (R)	877	75.9%	Joe Biden (D)	259	22.4%	19	1.6%	1,155	23	29	0.02%
2016	13%	Donald Trump (R)	818	76.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	218	20.3%	37	3.4%	1,073	25	30	0.02%
2012	13%	Mitt Romney (R)	743	71.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	284	27.4%	10	1.0%	1,037	24	24	0.02%
2008	15%	John McCain (R)	802	64.5%	Barack Obama (D)	427	34.4%	14	1.1%	1,243	18	19	0.02%
2004	15%	George W. Bush* (R)	932	72.4%	John Kerry (D)	354	27.5%	2	0.2%	1,288	22	22	0.02%
2000	13%	George W. Bush (R)	772	67.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	342	29.9%	28	2.5%	1,142	18	20	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

259

22.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

877

75.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,155

Turnout: 14%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

218

20.3%

Donald Trump (R)

818

76.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,073

Turnout: 13%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

284

27.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

743

71.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,037

Turnout: 13%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

427

34.4%

John McCain (R)

802

64.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,243

Turnout: 15%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

932

72.4%

John Kerry (D)

354

27.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,288

Turnout: 15%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 22

2000 President, Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

772

67.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

342

29.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,142

Turnout: 13%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	11%	J.D. Vance (R)	671	75.8%	Tim Ryan (D)	214	24.2%	0	0.0%	885	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	11%	Mike DeWine* (R)	731	83.6%	Nan Whaley (D)	143	16.4%	0	0.0%	874	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	11%	Jim Renacci (R)	644	71.6%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	255	28.4%	0	0.0%	899	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	11%	Mike DeWine (R)	688	76.8%	Richard Cordray (D)	189	21.1%	19 [+]	2.1%	896	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 13 (1.5%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 6 (0.7%);
2016	S3	13%	Rob Portman* (R)	737	71.7%	Ted Strickland (D)	218	21.2%	73 [+]	7.1%	1,028	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 65 (6.3%); Tom Connors (I) 6 (0.6%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2014	G	7%	John Kasich* (R)	430	75.4%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	131	23.0%	9 [+]	1.6%	570	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 9 (1.6%);

*: 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	4,701
Median Value	$110,100

Occupied	4,330	92.1%
Vacant	371	7.9%

Owned	3,022	69.8%
Rented	1,308	30.2%
Median Rent	$752

Single-Family Units	3,852	81.9%
Detached	3,817	81.2%
Attached	35	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	376	8.0%
Mobile Homes	92	2.0%

Pleasant township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasant township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pleasant township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasant township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pleasant township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant township, OH