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Pleasant Hill, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Pleasant Hill is a Census city of 11,136 people across 10.80 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $90,508, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Hill
What Pleasant Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.8 sq mi
- Water area0.39 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,031
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
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How many people live in Pleasant Hill
- Population11,136
- Median age39.5
- Population under 182,833
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,222
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households4,343
- Family households3,161
- Share of households that are families72.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pleasant Hill
- Median household income$90,508
- Per capita income$40,664
- Civilian labor force5,850
- Employed5,368
- Unemployed482 plus or minus 264
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over7,472
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Hill
- Housing units4,621
- Occupied units4,343
- Vacant units278 plus or minus 204
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied3,404
- Renter occupied939 plus or minus 234
- Ownership rate78.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$295,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,215
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent
- Single family units3,593
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more899 plus or minus 303
- Share in buildings of two or more19.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes129 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pleasant Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,593
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,182 plus or minus 316
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more942 plus or minus 284
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home12.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pleasant Hill
SBA loans in Pleasant Hill (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$3,225,800
- Average approval$293,255
- Median approval$120,300
- Largest approval$1,264,500
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval2.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Pleasant Hill (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$574,000
- Average approval$574,000
- Median approval$574,000
- Largest approval$574,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Pleasant Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Pleasant Hill
- NFIP community number190489
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/01/19
The City of Pleasant Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190489 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.
Polk County, not Pleasant Hill
Polk County context, not Pleasant Hill figures
- Establishments in Polk County13,890
- Covered employment, Polk County317,845
- Average annual pay, Polk County$72,557
- Housing units permitted, Polk County2,949
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Hill.
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.
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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 Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pleasant Hill, Iowa?
11,136, in 4,343 households. Pleasant Hill city covers 10.80 square miles of land, which is 1,031 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pleasant Hill in?
Polk 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 Hill?
$90,508. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $295,100. Median gross rent is $1,215 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pleasant Hill businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $3.2 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $120,300, plus 1 504 approvals worth $574,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pleasant Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pleasant Hill. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pleasant Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pleasant Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Hill, city of, community 190489, 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 Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Hill.
Is zoning published for Pleasant Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.