Mount Pleasant, WI Population

Overview

27,572

Total Population

47.0

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,066

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 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Pleasant's population under 18 was 19.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Pleasant's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Pleasant, 16.86% were under the age of 15, 15.43% aged 15 to 29, 44.87% aged 30 to 64, 19.61% aged 65 to 84, and 3.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 890 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 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Mount Pleasant, WI.
The Mount Pleasant, WI gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,147.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,397.

Mount Pleasant's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Pleasant population: 81.30% are White, 8.54% are Black or African American, 0.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.40% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.63% are some other race and 4.62% are multiracial.
Mount Pleasant's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3,066 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,506 (88.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Pleasant is White with a population of 22,415 (81.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,712 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 3,674 (15.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 1,016 (3.81%), 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 2000 at 23,022.