Pleasant Hill.
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Iowa·Polk County
5 tracts·12K people·$295K median·1,069/mi²
White 85 · Hispanic 7 · Black 4 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 57 · Living alone 23 · Other 20
Retail 41 · Leisure 19 · Health 16 · Manufacturing 10 · Professional 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 25 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 8 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 80 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Pleasant Hill is $295,100 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Pleasant Hill has 11,136 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 85.3% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Black, 2.5% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 35.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.9% (Census ACS).
Four Mile Elementary (81%) and Pleasant Hill Elementary School (62%) lead the elementary schools; Southeast Polk Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (79%); Southeast Polk High School is the high school with reported scores (72%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,215/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pleasant Hill is $90,508 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Pleasant Hill, median rent is $1,215/month and the median home value is $295,100 (Census ACS).
Pleasant Hill reported 1.5 violent crimes and 6.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2022).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pleasant Hill are strong wind (81), hail (80) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pleasant Hill, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).