| Official Name: | Pleasant Valley, West Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
| Government Type: | Strong Mayor-Council Government[1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Emily Haddix |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1995 [2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.45 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 3492 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 3506 |
| Population Density Km2: | 375.35 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 972.14 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 314 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1030 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4514°N -80.1492°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 26554-26555 |
| Area Code: | 304 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 54-64228[5] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1555370[6] |
| Website: | http://www.cityofpleasantvalley.com |
Pleasant Valley is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,506 at the 2020 census.[4]
Pleasant Valley is located at 39.4514°N -80.1492°W (39.451522, -80.149085).[7] It is immediately south of the larger city and county seat of Fairmont, West Virginia. The city is also adjacent to the Tygart Valley River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.41sqmi, of which 3.23sqmi is land and 0.18sqmi is water.[8]
The median income for a household in the city was $37,931, and the median income for a family was $47,330. Full-time, year-round male workers had a median income of $45,234 versus $37,132 for female workers. The per capita income for the city was $22,335. About 9.7% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 3,149 people, 1,401 households, and 870 families living in the city. The population density was 974.9PD/sqmi. There were 1,513 housing units at an average density of 468.4/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% White, 1.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 1,401 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76.
The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.