Mount Pleasant, AR Population

Overview

359

Total Population

49.2

Median age

51.81%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

50.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Pleasant's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Pleasant is 49.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Pleasant's population under 18 was 11.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Pleasant's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Pleasant, 10.03% were under the age of 15, 23.12% aged 15 to 29, 43.45% aged 30 to 64, 20.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Mount Pleasant:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.81% females and 48.19% males in Mount Pleasant, AR.
The Mount Pleasant, AR gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 42.

Mount Pleasant's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Pleasant population: 99.72% are White and 0.28% are multiracial.
Mount Pleasant's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 15 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 344 (95.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Pleasant is White with a population of 358 (99.72% of the total population).

Mount Pleasant's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 424 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 17 (4.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 69 (16.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Pleasant's population was lowest in year 2020 at 355.