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Pleasant Hill, IA
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Living in Pleasant Hill



Pleasant Hill is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 11,186 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Hill is the 42nd largest community in Iowa. Pleasant Hill has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pleasant Hill, where the median household income is $81,992.00.

A relatively large number of people in Pleasant Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Pleasant Hill is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.08% of adults in Pleasant Hill have a college degree.

The per capita income in Pleasant Hill in 2018 was $38,285, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,140 for a family of four. However, Pleasant Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pleasant Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasant Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Hill include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.


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