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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pleasant Hill is $32,583, which is higher than the state average of $27,621 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Pleasant Hill median household income is $73,224, which has grown by 20.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pleasant Hill residents spend 21.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #58

Pleasant Hill, IA	32,583 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	36,603 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	47,444 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	27,821 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #53

Pleasant Hill, IA	73,224 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	83,335 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #684

Pleasant Hill, IA	20.64%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Pleasant Hill, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.19%	$7,109, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.56%	$20,794, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.55%	$2,413, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.49%	$22,155, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	83,578 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	95,256 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pleasant Hill, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$75,434, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$28,141, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,733, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$60,417, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
Two or More Races	$68,264, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pleasant Hill, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$23,977, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,949, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$87,143, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$38,810, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pleasant Hill, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,024, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	3,349, 47.68%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,686, 80.20%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,686, 80.20%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,618, 97.47%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	68, 2.53%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	663, 19.80%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	3,675, 52.32%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,601, 70.78%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,601, 70.78%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,527, 97.15%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	74, 2.85%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,074, 29.22%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pleasant Hill, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,062, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,213, 83.23%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	542, 10.71%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.20%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	9, 0.18%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	54, 1.07%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	234, 4.62%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pleasant Hill, IA	21.0 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pleasant Hill, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,145	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	2,618, 50.88%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	759, 28.99%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	370, 14.13%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	683, 26.09%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	213, 8.14%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	438, 16.73%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	2,527, 49.12%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,241, 49.11%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	506, 20.02%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	679, 26.87%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.63%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	49, 1.94%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Pleasant Hill, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,145, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 1.07%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	324, 6.30%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	505, 9.82%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	171, 3.32%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	302, 5.87%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	243, 4.72%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	100, 1.94%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	728, 14.15%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	569, 11.06%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,366, 26.55%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	273, 5.31%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	253, 4.92%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	256, 4.98%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pleasant Hill, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	609	6.81%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	107	4.22%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.