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Mount Pleasant, Texas

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StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Total Population16,13630,188,424334,922,499
Median Household Income$50,515$78,476$80,734
Median Age30.135.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher12.5%33.8%35.7%
Median Home Value$170,700$283,800$332,700
Median Gross Rent$910$1,403$1,413
Poverty Rate18.3%13.8%12.5%
Unemployment Rate2.5%5.3%5.2%
Foreign Born20.4%17.6%14.1%
Homeownership Rate58.0%62.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time16.026.726.4
Worked from Home3.8%14.4%15.1%
Married-Couple Households40.1%48.9%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Mount Pleasant, Texas

Age in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Median Age30.135.638.9
Under 18 %32.1%25.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %11.2%9.7%9.1%
Age 25-34 %12.3%14.5%13.7%
Age 35-44 %11.8%14.1%13.2%
Age 45-64 %21.3%23.3%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %11.3%13.4%17.2%

Households and families in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Households5,58410,992,816129,227,496
Average Household Size2.82.72.5
Family Households67.9%67.7%64.2%
Households with Children42.6%34.7%29.5%
Single-Parent Families27.8%18.8%17.3%
People Living Alone27.5%26.2%28.7%
Never Married39.3%34.1%34.4%

Income and poverty in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Per Capita Income$23,814$40,752$44,673
Households Under $25,00022.0%14.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99917.7%16.1%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99912.8%17.3%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More4.5%12.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate18.3%13.8%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty48.8%31.5%28.2%
SNAP Households24.9%11.4%n/a

Housing in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Housing Units5,87712,128,515143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes71.0%64.4%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units16.0%20.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate5.0%9.4%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,978.01,992.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied42.0%37.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income29.3%30.9%30.6%
Median Property Tax$2,170$4,232n/a

Education in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Less than High School25.1%14.0%10.4%
High School Graduate35.2%24.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree27.2%27.9%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree8.7%21.5%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree3.9%12.3%14.1%

Work and commuting in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Labour Force Participation64.1%65.3%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work72.5%71.4%68.8%
Public Transit0.2%0.9%3.2%
Walked to Work1.5%1.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes64.4%24.7%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour5.1%8.2%8.6%
Households Without a Car7.0%5.4%n/a

Origins and language in Mount Pleasant, Texas

StatisticMount PleasantTexasUnited States
Born in State of Residence66.7%58.3%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens6.6%7.4%7.4%
Non-Citizens13.8%10.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home54.5%64.9%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home45.3%28.1%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency27.0%24.6%16.7%

Cities near Mount Pleasant

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.