Pleasant TownshipKS
A town of 5,459.
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Township's standout: the median household earns $113K. Overall it grades B, 67th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 50% of U.S. communities, with tornadoes at the top. On history, just 15 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 1 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Pleasant Township.
98% of working residents leave Pleasant Township for work
Where Pleasant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pleasant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
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Moving to Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant 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 Township.
Pleasant Township sends most of its workers to Wichita and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Kansas norm.
Pleasant Township’s grade for health is an A−
Against the 6,713 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pleasant Township’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
21% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pleasant Township, against 26% in Kansas’ towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 15% of Pleasant Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Pleasant Township beats the Kansas average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Pleasant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 13% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About half of Pleasant Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
Pleasant Township has 525 jobs for its 2,379 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 395 in 2013 to 525.
Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Pleasant Township has added 130 jobs, to 525 in 2023. At 25 minutes, Pleasant Township’s average trip to work is above Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Pleasant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 8.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pleasant Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
7.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grace Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pleasant Township has four seasons and hot summers
Pleasant Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Pleasant Township is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Kansas overall
The median household earns $113,177, against $74,275 across Kansas, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pleasant Township. Pleasant Township has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 5,459 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Pleasant Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 38.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 70% are men (KS 48%).
| Pleasant Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.6% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Tornadoes leads a moderate hazard risk in Pleasant Township
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pleasant Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sedgwick County Zoo and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
10 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
15 mi MuseumExploration Place26 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
16 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum
14 mi MuseumGreat Plains Transportation MuseumPhoto credits
Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Pleasant Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Township
About 3 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Pleasant Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Pleasant Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,649.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,329 ft
Pleasant Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | #67 | B | C+ | — | B− | A− |
| Richland Township | #58 | B | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Rose Hill | #24 | A− | B | B | B | A− |
| Bruno Township | #41 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Walnut Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gypsum Township | #92 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B |
Pleasant Township, Richland Township, Bruno Township and Gypsum Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Walnut Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pleasant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Township, KS a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Pleasant Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #67 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Pleasant Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.