Mount Pleasant, IA Population

Overview

8,996

Total Population

39.0

Median age

44.40%

Female population %

125.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

45.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

776

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 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Pleasant's population under 18 was 16.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Pleasant's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Pleasant, 13.41% were under the age of 15, 24.77% aged 15 to 29, 44.13% aged 30 to 64, 14.70% aged 65 to 84, and 3.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,008 less females than males in Mount Pleasant:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.40% females and 55.60% males in Mount Pleasant, IA.
The Mount Pleasant, IA gender ratio is 125.2:100 i.e. 125.2 men to 100 women (1.252).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 480.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 416.

Mount Pleasant's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Pleasant population: 81.93% are White, 5.09% are Black or African American, 0.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.87% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.96% are some other race and 4.26% are multiracial.
Mount Pleasant's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 776 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,22 (91.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Pleasant is White with a population of 7,37 (81.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,251 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 108 (1.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 598 (6.91%), 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 2014 at 8,387.