 |
| Median Age: |
37 |
| City Size: |
square miles |
| Population: |
7000 +
8648 (2010 projection) |
| Households: |
1566 |
| Businesses: |
218 with approximately $13,000,000 in taxable retail
sales per year. |
| Tax structure: |
Assessed valuation of property in City:
$235,898,544
Base Tax rate (per $1000):
$38.36 in South East Polk District
$38.72 in Des Moines District |
| |
| Municipal Services: |
|
Types of
Government: |
Mayor/Council/City Administrator |
| Streets: |
98% paved |
| Fire Department Personnel: |
30 volunteer |
| Police: |
Officers: 13 |
| Library: |
Pleasant Hill Public Library
Total Volumes: 30,000 |
| Schools: |
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Hiatt Middle School - Des Moines
East High School - Des Moines
South East Polk Middle School
South East Polk High School |
| Largest Employers: |
Hy Vee Food Store
Miller the Driller
Des Moines Schools
Townsend Engineering
G&K Services (2002) |
| Utilities: |
|
| Electrical Suppliers: |
MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Water Supplier: |
Des Moines Water Works |
| Natural Gas Supplier: |
MidAmerican Energy Company Pipeline |
| Local Telephone Company |
Quest
McLeod |
| Transportation: |
|
| Commercial Air Service: |
Des Moines International Airport
about 20 minutes southwest |
| Highways: |
163 - east/west
Interstate Bypass 65 connecting to I-80 and I-35 |
| The Southeast Polk (SEP) Community School District
serves a part of Pleasant Hill. SEP is a highly ranked 4A system
with a national ranking and a teacher ratio 14.6:1, one of the best in
the State of Iowa for 4-A Districts. |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
