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Pleasant Hope, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Pleasant Hope is a Census city of 716 people across 1.52 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $65,078, 70.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $672,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pleasant Hope
What Pleasant Hope is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.52 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land471 plus or minus 130
- 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 Hope
- Population716 plus or minus 198
- Median age36.7
- Population under 18195 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1827.2 percent
- Population 65 and over72 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over10.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households267 plus or minus 62
- Family households162 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families60.7 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Pleasant Hope
- Median household income$65,078
- Per capita income$26,344
- Civilian labor force340 plus or minus 98
- Employed332 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over477 plus or minus 114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent plus or minus 28.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pleasant Hope
- Housing units274 plus or minus 61
- Occupied units267 plus or minus 62
- Vacant units7 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied189 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate70.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$950
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units230 plus or minus 60
- Share single family83.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more39 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pleasant Hope gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute303 plus or minus 93
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more192 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.4 percent
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled20.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Pleasant Hope (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$672,400
- Average approval$336,200
- Median approval$336,200
- Largest approval$572,400
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hope, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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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Flood risk in Pleasant Hope
- NFIP communityCity of Pleasant Hope
- NFIP community number290537
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/10
The City of Pleasant Hope participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290537 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 Hope
Polk County context, not Pleasant Hope figures
- Establishments in Polk County600
- Covered employment, Polk County9,503
- Average annual pay, Polk County$46,113
- Housing units permitted, Polk County188
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pleasant Hope.
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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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 Hope questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pleasant Hope, Missouri?
716, in 267 households. Pleasant Hope city covers 1.52 square miles of land, which is 471 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pleasant Hope 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 Hope?
$65,078. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,600. Median gross rent is $950 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 Hope businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $672,400 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $336,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pleasant Hope, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pleasant Hope borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pleasant Hope. Only 0 loans have 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 Hope in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pleasant Hope appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pleasant Hope, city of, community 290537, 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 Hope 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 Hope.
Is zoning published for Pleasant Hope?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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