CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pleasant Hope

Missouri · 363 residents · 1.52 sq mi

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With 363 people, Pleasant Hope is a city in Missouri. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,500. Households here earn about 37% less than in Missouri as a whole. There are 185 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $172 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

363

−34%vs 2000

vs 548 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

+11%vs 2000

vs 30.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024716

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.9%(14)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(56)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.7%(39)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(33)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(24)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8413.5%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,731

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,480

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,657 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,500

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$172

−51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $465 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(530)

Black0.5%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(352)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(6)

Asian2.2%(8)

Other0.8%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.7%(5)

Salvadoran0.7%(5)

Ancestry

German24%(172)

English22.6%(162)

American11.9%(85)

Irish11.9%(85)

Italian3.1%(22)

Russian2.7%(19)

French2.4%(17)

Swedish2.4%(17)

Dutch2%(14)

Romanian1.5%(11)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(11)

British1.3%(9)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(8)

Czech0.6%(4)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

Polish0.4%(3)

Scottish0.4%(3)

Slovak0.4%(3)

Finnish0.3%(2)

Norwegian0.3%(2)

Swiss0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.6%

−19.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 20.7 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 married28%(65)

Married54.3%(126)

Widowed2.6%(6)

Divorced15.1%(35)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(91)

Married41.3%(135)

Widowed11.6%(38)

Divorced19.3%(63)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−17.7 ptssince 2013

from 23.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% 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)42.9%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 49 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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