Pleasant Valley, Alaska
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Pleasant Valley is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families were residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, United States. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area'. At the 2007 census the population was 733.

Geography

Pleasant Valley is located at 64.877256°N 146.884023°W. It is placed between the hills and is accessible by Chena Hot Springs Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.5 km²), all of it land. Pleasant valley gets 15 inches of rain per year.

Demographics

As of the census of 2007, there were 733 people, 219 households, and 162 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 20.6 people per square mile (7.9/km²). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.96% White
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, 4.82% Native American
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, 2.09% Asian
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, 0.32% Pacific Islander
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, 0.16% from other races
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, and 4.65% from two or more races. 2.57% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 219 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,464, and the median income for a family was $41,719. Males had a median income of $50,750 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $18,633. About 10.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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