Township · Indiana

Pleasant Run Township, Indiana

Pleasant Run Township, township, in Lawrence County, Indiana. Pleasant Run Township had 1,745 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,704 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,141 (±417). GEOID 1809360624.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,745

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,704 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,141 ±417

Median household income

$76,563

±$20,984 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$204,500

±$61,707 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$969

±$182 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Pleasant Run Township and what county is it in?

Pleasant Run Township is a township in Lawrence County, Indiana. It covers 64.8 square miles of land, 26 residents per square mile in 2020.

Pleasant Run Township is in the Bedford, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Pleasant Run Township (marked with a dot) in Lawrence County, Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Pleasant Run Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,745 people lived in Pleasant Run Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,704 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,141 (±417).

  • July 2020→2021 +2 (1,722)
  • 2021→2022 +5 (1,727)
  • 2022→2023 −3 (1,724)
  • 2023→2024 +7 (1,731)
  • 2024→2025 +14 (1,745)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasurePleasant Run TownshipLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,141±41745,1026,851,073no clear change
Households749±13219,1352,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.86±0.472.322.46+0.67
Housing units863±14520,5452,976,568no clear change

Pleasant Run Township's population since 2000

From 1,922 in 2000 to 1,745 in 2025: down 9.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Pleasant Run Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,922
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,908
  • 2010 Census 1,883
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,846
  • 2020 Census 1,704
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,745

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Pleasant Run Township?

The median resident of Pleasant Run Township is 44.3 years old; 20.7% are under 18 and 17.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.6%, then non-Hispanic residents of some other race at 3.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasurePleasant Run TownshipLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age44.3±7.543.338.1no clear change
Under 18 years20.7%±7.1 pts21.2%23.3%–
65 years and over17.3%±8.6 pts20.5%16.8%–
Male55.1%±4.5 pts49.7%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±1.7 pts2.0%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic94.6%±5.5 pts93.3%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts0.2%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.6%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.1%±2.9 pts3.1%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic3.1%±4.7 pts0.7%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±1.7 pts1.2%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.0%±1.8 pts1.8%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)4.5%±4.0 pts9.3%6.3%–
With a disability13.0%±6.1 pts17.3%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage5.0%±5.6 pts6.1%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)91.9%±6.0 pts89.9%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)20.9%±8.0 pts20.4%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)9.3%±6.4 pts8.0%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.9%±9.1 pts90.5%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±1.7 pts0.6%2.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Pleasant Run Township earn?

Half of Pleasant Run Township's 749 households earn less than $76,563 a year (±$20,984), against $66,468 in Lawrence County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $62,591 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 17.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasurePleasant Run TownshipLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$76,563±$20,984$66,468$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$88,408±$15,155$82,010$95,247–
Per capita income$33,671±$6,216$35,064$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line17.3%±10.7 pts12.2%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line21.8%±23.2 pts16.1%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP5.9%±6.2 pts8.3%9.1%–
Households with a computer96.3%±3.0 pts89.7%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription93.1%±4.9 pts84.1%89.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Pleasant Run Township?

Owners occupy 83.8% of Pleasant Run Township's occupied homes and renters 16.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,500 by its owner (±$61,707). The median renter pays $969 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasurePleasant Run TownshipLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$204,500±$61,707$175,000$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$969±$182$845$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent13.2%±22.3 pts36.1%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,605±$431$1,243$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes83.8%±8.3 pts80.7%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes16.2%±8.3 pts19.3%29.4%–
Housing units863±14520,5452,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±5.5 pts0.3%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±26.1 pts3.8%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes80.3%±7.3 pts79.9%72.6%–
Mobile homes16.6%±7.3 pts8.3%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±4.2 pts1.6%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20193.7%±4.8 pts5.2%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier11.5%±8.4 pts20.1%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle0.0%±4.9 pts4.8%6.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Pleasant Run Township work and get to work?

87.8% of Pleasant Run Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 30.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasurePleasant Run TownshipLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)65.7%±9.1 pts60.9%63.8%–
Unemployment rate6.8%±5.8 pts3.5%4.3%–
Drove alone to work87.8%±9.5 pts81.2%76.3%–
Carpooled6.1%±5.0 pts9.2%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±3.5 pts0.0%0.6%–
Walked0.0%±3.5 pts2.3%1.9%–
Worked from home6.1%±8.2 pts7.0%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work30.1 min±5.127.2 min24.1 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Pleasant Run Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Pleasant Run Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Pleasant Run Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Pleasant Run Township
Tract 9505Lawrence County4,574 $80,504 $221,40035%
Tract 9504Lawrence County3,878 $82,120 $270,60030%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Pleasant Run Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Pleasant Run Township compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Pleasant Run Township is the 5,390th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 517th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Pleasant Run Township ranks 428th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Pleasant Run Township's rank in Indiana (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate517th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)500th1,056
Residents per square mile1,070th1,088
Median household income428th1,072
Per capita income626th1,087
Median home value468th1,075
Median gross rent337th904
Poverty rate136th736
Bachelor's degree or higher495th1,029
Median age291st1,083
Owner-occupied share439th1,087
Travel time to work229th1,088

Pleasant Run Township's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Pleasant Run Township?

27 of the 57 figures for Pleasant Run Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Pleasant Run Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.