Statewide Claims to Fame

Mount Pleasant is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mount Pleasant is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Asian

Mount Pleasant is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Mount Pleasant is 13th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Mount Pleasant is 15th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Mount Pleasant is 17th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Mount Pleasant is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Two or More

Mount Pleasant is 18th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Mount Pleasant is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Foreign born residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 8,741 46th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8.5 42nd 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,019 65th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 69th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.1% 69th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.3% 47th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.8% 31st 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 20.5% 42nd 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Race - White 85.7% 70th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 4.3% 15th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 13th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 4.4% 7th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.3% 5th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.5% 17th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.7% 18th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 82.2% 69th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Female residents 47.3% 77th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.1% 20th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Housing units 3,365 51st 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 25.8% 21st 18.5% 25.9%
Households 3,236 49th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.6% 64th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $101,400 45th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.4 25th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $23,133 45th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $39,710 64th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.1% 9th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mount Pleasant Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 828 47th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $185,962 38th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $21,130 17th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,289 31st $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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