Pleasant Run TownshipIN
A town of 1,745.
Is Pleasant Run Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Run Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 68 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do worse. 19% of the land in Pleasant Run Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Hoosier National Forest, 7,678 acres with 23.3 miles of trail. Pleasant Run Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Run Township for work
Where Pleasant Run Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pleasant Run Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Pleasant Run Township is from typical.
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Moving to Pleasant Run Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Run Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Run Township.
Fewer of Pleasant Run Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
0.3% of working residents work locally in Pleasant Run Township, below both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Pleasant Run Township has lost 100 jobs, to 76 in 2023. 17% of Pleasant Run Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Pleasant Run Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 18.8% of Pleasant Run Township
26 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 23.3 mi | 7,678 |
| 2. Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Back Creek | — | 39 |
| 3. Charles C. Deam Wilderness | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pleasant Run Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pleasant Run Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Pleasant Run Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 57% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pleasant Run Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Pleasant Run Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Pleasant Run Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Pleasant Run Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Pleasant Run Township.
| Pleasant Run Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Run Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pleasant Run Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Memorial Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Run Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
29 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
20 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
34 mi National forestHoosier National Forest
19 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art
19 mi TheatreIndiana University AuditoriumPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Hoosier National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain
Everything we know about Pleasant Run Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Run Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Pleasant Run Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Pleasant Run Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Pleasant Run Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,883 and it contained 862 housing units.
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- Area
- 65 sq mi
- Elevation
- 738 ft
Pleasant Run Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Pleasant Run Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Run Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Owen Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Shawswick Township | #327 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Guthrie Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Polk Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marshall Township | #198 | B+ | A− | — | B | C |
| Salt Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pleasant Run Township, Owen Township and Guthrie Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Run Township, Owen Township, Shawswick Township, Guthrie Township and Marshall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Polk Township and Salt Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pleasant Run Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pleasant Run Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Run Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.