Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mount Pleasant spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Mount Pleasant doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Mount Pleasant are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.54% of adults in Mount Pleasant having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $28,670, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,680 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Pleasant is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Pleasant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Pleasant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Pleasant also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.
