Mount Pleasant is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 21,094 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 64th largest community in Michigan.
Because Mount Pleasant has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Mount Pleasant lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Mount Pleasant is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Mount Pleasant people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.
Mount Pleasant, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.36 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Mount Pleasant are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.25% of adults in Mount Pleasant have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $23,962, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,848 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Pleasant also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.44% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Mount Pleasant is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.