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Pleasant Plain, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Pleasant Plain is a Census city of 92 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $86,458, 98.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Plain
What Pleasant Plain is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land91 plus or minus 45
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pleasant Plain
How many people live in Pleasant Plain
- Population92 plus or minus 46
- Median age49.6
- Population under 1818 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Population 65 and over26 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Households49 plus or minus 26
- Family households40 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families81.6 percent plus or minus 30.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pleasant Plain
- Median household income$86,458 plus or minus $49,832
- Per capita income$42,471 plus or minus $19,127
- Civilian labor force50 plus or minus 28
- Employed50 plus or minus 28
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over72 plus or minus 31
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 14.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Plain
- Housing units49 plus or minus 26
- Occupied units49 plus or minus 26
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied48 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied1 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate98.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,800 plus or minus $17,200
- Single family units47 plus or minus 28
- Share single family95.9 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pleasant Plain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute45 plus or minus 27
- Commuting under 15 minutes2 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.4 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.6 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Drove alone50.0 percent plus or minus 35.6
- Carpooled10.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 15.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pleasant Plain
Flood risk in Pleasant Plain
- NFIP communityCity of Pleasant Plain
- NFIP community number195214
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/07/21
The City of Pleasant Plain does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 195214 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County context, not Pleasant Plain figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County608
- Covered employment, Jefferson County7,185
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$53,535
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County1
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Plain.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pleasant Plain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pleasant Plain, Iowa?
92, in 49 households. Pleasant Plain city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 91 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pleasant Plain in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pleasant Plain?
$86,458. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pleasant Plain in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Pleasant Plain appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Plain, city of, community 195214, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pleasant Plain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pleasant Plain.
Is zoning published for Pleasant Plain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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