Pleasant Hill is home to 11,136 people in Iowa. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 6,066 people. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. That is roughly 21% ahead of the Iowa median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,508, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pleasant Hill
What changed most since 1990
Population3,676 → 11,136(+203%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate2.1% → 8.9%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share96.9% → 85.3%(−11.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Pleasant Hill's population equals 2.2% of Polk County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.1%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(71)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(146)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 361 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pleasant Hill, decade by decade
Pleasant Hill population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,676
$97,388
$162,245
15.4%
7.5
2000
5,070
$110,564
$213,680
25.7%
14.6
2010
8,785
$103,387
$250,311
29.0%
27.5
2020
10,147
$90,433
$260,831
34.7%
38.6
2024
11,136
$90,508
$295,100
35.5%
33.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
