CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pleasantville

Iowa · 1,552 residents · 2.45 sq mi

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Pleasantville is home to 1,552 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $41,200. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average. Renters pay $279 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,552

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,539 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(107)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(104)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(126)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(113)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(88)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(232)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(232)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(145)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(98)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(163)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(97)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(47)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,960

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,060

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,279 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,200

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$279

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(1,492)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(23)

Asian0.6%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(1,537)

Black0.4%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0.4%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(6)

Filipino0.2%(3)

Ancestry

German23.3%(442)

English16.9%(321)

Irish14.2%(270)

Dutch9.8%(186)

Italian3.6%(69)

Scottish3.1%(59)

Polish1.9%(37)

American1.9%(36)

French1.7%(32)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(30)

Norwegian1.3%(25)

Swedish1.3%(24)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(18)

Welsh0.7%(14)

Danish0.6%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.2%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.7 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 22.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(259)

Married52.8%(423)

Widowed2.7%(22)

Divorced12.1%(97)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(134)

Married52.3%(368)

Widowed14.1%(99)

Divorced14.5%(102)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−16.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)32.8%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.4%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.6%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 128 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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