Mount Pleasant, IA Demographic Data

Mount Pleasant, IA Summary

Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County in Iowa
  • Population: 8,737
  • Area: 8.52 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 8.51 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 1,025.34 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 721.78 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Mount Pleasant, IA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,026
47%
50.8
Male
4,465
53%
49.2
Total Population
8,491
 
323,128,000

Mount Pleasant, IA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
535
6.3% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
543
6.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
374
4.4% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
707
8.3% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
805
9.5% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,306
15.4% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
921
10.8% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,118
13.2% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
522
6.1% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
354
4.2% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
668
7.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
340
4.0% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
298
3.5% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,648
78.3%
77.2
Female
3,071
46.2%
51.3
Male
3,577
53.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,177
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,506
17.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,306
15.4%
15.2
Female
811
62.1%
55.8
Male
495
37.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0

Mount Pleasant, IA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,284
97.6% 
96.8
White
7,315
86.2% 
72.6
Black or African American
385
4.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
39
0.5% 
0.8
Asian
472
5.6% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
33
0.4% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
18
0.2% 
0.4
Vietnamese
196
2.3% 
0.6
Other Asian
225
2.6% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
73
0.9% 
5.1
Two or More Races
207
2.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
629
7.4% 
17.8
Mexican
358
4.2% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
76
0.9% 
1.7
Cuban
96
1.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
99
1.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,862
92.6% 
82.2

Mount Pleasant, IA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
170
3.1% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
283
5.1% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,191
39.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,114
20.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
740
13.4% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
784
14.2% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
245
4.4% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
453
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,074
91.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,029
18.6%
31.2

Mount Pleasant, IA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,626
37.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,848
40.5%
47.5
Divorced
964
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
158
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
443
6.3
5.8%

Mount Pleasant, IA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,213
90.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
743
9.3%
21.6%
Spanish
281
3.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
50
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
386
4.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
26
0.3%
1.1%

Mount Pleasant, IA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
191
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
238
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
295
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
438
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
465
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
707
23.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
270
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
257
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
98
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
41
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
46,804
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,418
 
31,128

Mount Pleasant, IA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
89
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
177
4.9%
9.8
Construction
143
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
979
26.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
126
3.5%
6.6
Information
27
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
940
25.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
141
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
246
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
153
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
503
13.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
82
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
43
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
242
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,075
29.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
846
23.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
739
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
747
20.5%
18.1%

Mount Pleasant, IA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,617
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,837
78.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
290
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
179
4.9%
2.7
Other means
181
5.0%
1.8
Worked at home
130
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.7
 
26.6

Mount Pleasant, IA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
241
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,117
37.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,038
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
604
20.1%
21.0

Mount Pleasant, IA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
3,000
93.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,856
61.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,144
38.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
199
6.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5

Mount Pleasant, IA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,199
1 room
108
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
68
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
208
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
511
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
603
18.8%
19.8
6 rooms
509
15.9%
17.8
7 rooms
542
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
240
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
410
12.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Mount Pleasant, IA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,199
 
 
1-unit, detached
2,209
69.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
76
2.4%
5.9
2-units
182
5.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
269
8.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
126
3.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
179
5.6%
4.4
20 or more units
111
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
47
1.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Mount Pleasant, IA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
751
23.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
224
7.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
344
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
471
14.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
452
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
392
12.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
331
10.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
204
6.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
30
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Mount Pleasant, IA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,249
75.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
52
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
690
23.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
9
0.3%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1

Mount Pleasant, IA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,055
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
5
0.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
1.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
40
3.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
64
6.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
417
39.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
509
48.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
595
57.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
161
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
123
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
48
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
107
10.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%

Mount Pleasant, IA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,043 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
100
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
206
19.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
737
70.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
101
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
613
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
132
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
144
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
151
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
48
4.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
427
41.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
109
0.0%
0.0%

Mount Pleasant, IA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,856
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
84
4.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
747
40.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
477
25.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
331
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
180
9.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16
0.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,900
 
205,000