Mount Pleasant, PA Population

Overview

4,261

Total Population

52.0

Median age

57.55%

Female population %

73.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

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 52.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Pleasant's population under 18 was 14.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Pleasant's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Pleasant, 12.86% were under the age of 15, 15.65% aged 15 to 29, 46.21% aged 30 to 64, 19.53% aged 65 to 84, and 5.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 643 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 57.55% females and 42.45% males in Mount Pleasant, PA.
The Mount Pleasant, PA gender ratio is 73.8:100 i.e. 73.8 men to 100 women (0.738).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 204.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 312.

Mount Pleasant's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Pleasant population: 95.47% are White, 2.39% are Black or African American, 0.84% are Asian, 0.23% are some other race and 1.06% are multiracial.
Mount Pleasant's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,251 (99.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Pleasant is White with a population of 4,068 (95.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,693 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 267 (5.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 183 (4.13%), 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 2022 at 4,184.