Mount Pleasant, IA population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Mount Pleasant decreased by 180. In this period, the peak population was 9,255 in the year 2020. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,761 | - | - |
| 2001 | 8,718 | -43 | -0.49% |
| 2002 | 8,539 | -179 | -2.05% |
| 2003 | 8,685 | 146 | 1.71% |
| 2004 | 8,745 | 60 | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 8,826 | 81 | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 8,812 | -14 | -0.16% |
| 2007 | 8,847 | 35 | 0.40% |
| 2008 | 8,747 | -100 | -1.13% |
| 2009 | 8,729 | -18 | -0.21% |
| 2010 | 8,653 | -76 | -0.87% |
| 2011 | 8,732 | 79 | 0.91% |
| 2012 | 8,563 | -169 | -1.94% |
| 2013 | 8,558 | -5 | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 8,387 | -171 | -2.00% |
| 2015 | 8,412 | 25 | 0.30% |
| 2016 | 8,470 | 58 | 0.69% |
| 2017 | 8,666 | 196 | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 8,692 | 26 | 0.30% |
| 2019 | 8,581 | -111 | -1.28% |
| 2020 | 9,255 | 674 | 7.85% |
| 2021 | 9,211 | -44 | -0.48% |
| 2022 | 9,178 | -33 | -0.36% |
| 2023 | 8,581 | -597 | -6.50% |
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Mount Pleasant, IA population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 108 (1.23%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 602 (6.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 674 (7.28%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Mount Pleasant's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 8,581.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population peaked in year 2020 at 9,255.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population was lowest in year 2014 at 8,387.
Mount Pleasant, IA annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Mount Pleasant grew year by year for 10 years and declined for 13 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Mount Pleasant had an average annual population growth rate of 0.09% per year. Overall the population shrank 2.05% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Mount Pleasant annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 0.09% per year.
From 2019 to 2020 Mount Pleasant population grew the most, with an increase of 674 people (a 7.85% year-on-year increase)..
From 2022 to 2023 Mount Pleasant population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 597 people (a 6.50% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Mount Pleasant, IA population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 630 between 2021 and 2023. The decrease was 33 (increased) between 2021 and 2022; and decrease of 597 (6.50%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Mount Pleasant, IA changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Mount Pleasant increased by 23 (0.27%). The population was highest at 9,255 in the year 2020 and lowest at 8,387 in the year 2014. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was 0.08%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)