Sycamore near railroad in Hunt, 2016
Pleasant Township’s story
Pleasant Township in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015.
Explore the history →Pleasant TownshipOH
A town of 1,719.
Population
1,719
2025 Census estimate · +3.1% since 2020
Median home value
$325K
Census ACS
Household income
$124K
median
Median age
43.2
years
Jobs based here
87
A commuter town
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Township’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Among 994 Ohio towns, just 8 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Pleasant Township. The typical home is worth about $325K, 4.4 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $74K median household income. Only 150 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Pleasant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Township for work
Where Pleasant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
87jobs based in Pleasant Township
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pleasant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pleasant Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeAOpen →Cost of livingCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →SchoolsBeat 67% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →HealthKnox Community Hospital 4.7 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMount Vernon City PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offKnox County Recycling Center, 4 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Knox County Board of ElectionsKnox County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes43050, 4302243050 91% · 43022 9%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Pleasant Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $124,000, Pleasant Township’s median household income is above both the Ohio town median ($75,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Pleasant Township has lost 91 jobs, to 87 in 2023.
0%work in town
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Pleasant Township0%
Mount Vernon24%
Columbus6%
Newark5%
Miller Township4%
19 mi
median commute distance
87
jobs based in Pleasant Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Ohio overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pleasant Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Pleasant Township has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 1,719 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
43.2median age · OH 39.7
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Pleasant TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
17%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school23%
Some college9%
Associate’s26%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pleasant Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 25.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
Pleasant Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pleasant Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring39–61°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Pleasant Township are less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Pleasant Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pleasant Township.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Pleasant Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Knox Community Hospital
4.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Moderate risk in Pleasant Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pleasant Township.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
6
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pleasant Township
17pages on Pleasant Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Township
Kenyon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gambier2.5 mi$71,520 tuitionMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Vernon3.8 mi$37,158 tuition
About 8 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Pleasant Township
Township in Ohio, US
Pleasant Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,657 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
Pleasant Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
Mount VernonCollege TownshipMorgan TownshipHarrison TownshipMonroe TownshipClinton TownshipMiller TownshipPleasant Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Mount Vernon | #272 | A− | B+ | A− | B+ | C+ |
| College Township | – | A− | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Morgan Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Clinton Township | #614 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Miller Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
Pleasant Township, Morgan Township, Monroe Township and Miller Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Township, College Township, Morgan Township, Monroe Township, Clinton Township and Miller Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison 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, OH 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.