Mount Pleasant township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,698 ( 89 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.7 square miles
Population density: 101.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,647	97.00%	6.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.18%	80.0%
2+ races:	18	1.06%	157.1%
Hispanic:	30	1.77%	114.3%

Total non-White:	51	3.00%	16.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	99	7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-10	-0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,609
1,548	96.21%
23	1.43%
2	0.12%
15	0.93%
7	0.44%
14	0.87%
61	3.79%

2000
1,459
1,449	99.31%
0	0.00%
1	0.07%
0	0.00%
6	0.41%
3	0.21%
10	0.69%

1990
1,383
1,372	99.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.51%
n/a
4	0.29%
11	0.80%

1980
1,276
1,258	98.59%
6	0.47%
0	0.00%
3	0.24%
n/a
9	0.71%
18	1.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

99	6.8
51	3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

77	5.6
-1	-0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

114	8.9
-7	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.3
357	21.0%
1,341	79.0%
324	19.1%

618
2.75

497	80.4%
449	90.3%
22	4.4%
121	19.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
385	23.9%
1,224	76.1%
210	13.1%

602
2.67

476	79.1%
416	87.4%
17	3.6%
126	20.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
363	24.9%
1,096	75.1%
136	9.3%

548
2.66

430	78.5%
391	90.9%
11	2.6%
118	21.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
369	26.7%
1,014	73.3%
130	9.4%

479
2.89

396	82.7%
359	90.7%
12	3.0%
83	17.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.9
461	36.1%
815	63.9%
85	6.7%

406
3.14

351	86.5%
323	92.0%
14	4.0%
55	13.5%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	29	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	61	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	46	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	117	18.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	82	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	10.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	11.2%
$200,000 or more	41	6.6%

Median Household Income	84,250
Per Capita Income	36,741

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	1.0%
Public Assistance	3	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27	4.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	760	73.8%
Unemployed	16	1.6%
In Armed Forces	5	0.5%

Total Labor Force	781	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	249	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	304	239	56.0%
Non-Profit	9	82	9.9%
Self-Employed	58	19	75.3%

Local Government	17	39	30.4%
State Government	16	10	61.5%
Federal Government	4	3	57.1%

Total Private + Self	362	258	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	134	25.6%
Total	408	392	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	86	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	174	21.8%
Professional, Technical	178	22.2%
Service Occupations	93	11.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	1.2%
All others	269	33.6%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	208	26.0%
Manufacturing	128	16.0%
Retail trade	116	14.5%
Educational services	68	8.5%
Construction	41	5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	4.5%
Utilities	28	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	26	3.2%
Public administration	24	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	22	2.8%
Information	18	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	2.2%
Other services	17	2.1%
Finance and insurance	14	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	1.2%
Wholesale trade	8	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.4%
Management	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	8	0.47%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	22	1.30%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.53%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	13	0.77%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	3	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,577	97.2%
German, other Germanic	27	1.7%
Spanish	12	0.7%
Vietnamese	3	0.2%
Other	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	634	37.3%
English	276	16.3%
Irish	191	11.2%
American	120	7.1%
Pennsylvania German	55	3.2%
Scottish	55	3.2%
Polish	49	2.9%
Italian	39	2.3%
Welsh	27	1.6%
European	25	1.5%
Dutch	16	0.9%
Hungarian	12	0.7%
French Canadian	11	0.6%
Slavic	11	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	10	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,698	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,685	99.2%
Foreign-born	13	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	1.5%	67	5.5%	566	46.5%	230	18.9%	215	17.7%	121	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	1.5%
9-12 Years	67	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	566	46.5%
Some College	230	18.9%
Bach. Degree	215	17.7%
Grad Degree	121	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +107	R +68	D + 0.3%
D +39
2020 vs. 2012	R +179	R +180	R + 12.9%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +198	R +245	R + 22.7%
D -47

2016 vs. 2008	R +91	R +177	R + 23.0%
D -86
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	674	72.5%	Joe Biden (D)	237	25.5%	19	2.0%	930	24	26	0.01%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	567	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	198	24.4%	45	5.6%	810	22	24	0.01%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	495	66.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	238	31.7%	17	2.3%	750	19	19	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	476	61.6%	Barack Obama (D)	284	36.7%	13	1.7%	773	17	16	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	496	69.1%	John Kerry (D)	212	29.5%	10	1.4%	718	21	18	0.01%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	383	63.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	191	31.7%	28	4.7%	602	17	16	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

237

25.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

674

72.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

930

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

198

24.4%

Donald Trump (R)

567

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

810

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

238

31.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

495

66.0%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

750

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

284

36.7%

John McCain (R)

476

61.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

773

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

496

69.1%

John Kerry (D)

212

29.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

718

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

383

63.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

191

31.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

602

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Pleasant township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Mehmet Oz (R)	498	66.6%	John Fetterman (D)	212	28.3%	38 [+]	5.1%	748	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 21 (2.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 10 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 6 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	54%	Doug Mastriano (R)	471	63.1%	Josh Shapiro (D)	259	34.7%	17 [+]	2.3%	747	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 10 (1.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 4 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	51%	Lou Barletta (R)	466	67.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	213	31.0%	9 [+]	1.3%	688	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	50%	Scott Wagner (R)	435	63.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	238	34.7%	13 [+]	1.9%	686	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	61%	Pat Toomey* (R)	525	65.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	226	28.2%	51 [+]	6.4%	802	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 51 (6.4%);
2014	G	39%	Tom Corbett* (R)	347	68.2%	Tom Wolf (D)	162	31.8%	0	0.0%	509	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	654
Median Value	$227,400

Occupied	618	94.5%
Vacant	36	5.5%

Owned	544	88.0%
Rented	74	12.0%
Median Rent	$885

Single-Family Units	617	94.3%
Detached	608	93.0%
Attached	9	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.5%
Mobile Homes	31	4.7%

Mount Pleasant township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Pleasant township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Pleasant township, PA