Mount Pleasant city, IA

Henry County, IA

2022 population: 9,214 ( 546 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.6 square miles
Population density: 1067.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,270	78.90%	2.0%
Black:	482	5.23%	33.5%
Indian:	21	0.23%	22.2%
Asian:	342	3.71%	12.5%
2+ races:	287	3.11%	58.6%
Hispanic:	771	8.37%	33.4%

Total non-White:	1,944	21.10%	26.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	145	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	401	5.6

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
8,668
7,125	82.20%
361	4.16%
27	0.31%
391	4.51%
181	2.09%
578	6.67%
1,543	17.80%

2000
8,636
7,642	88.49%
286	3.31%
17	0.20%
310	3.59%
113	1.31%
268	3.10%
994	11.51%

1990
8,027
7,574	94.36%
235	2.93%
0	0.00%
131	1.63%
n/a
87	1.08%
453	5.64%

1980
7,322
7,115	97.17%
109	1.49%
6	0.08%
35	0.48%
n/a
57	0.78%
207	2.83%

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

-517	-6.0
549	6.4

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

68	0.8
541	6.7

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

459	6.3
246	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

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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
36.5
1,663	18.0%
7,551	82.0%
1,571	17.1%

3,294
2.35

2,119	64.3%
1,631	77.0%
205	9.7%
1,175	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
1,833	21.1%
6,835	78.9%
1,327	15.3%

3,127
2.31

1,935	61.9%
1,443	74.6%
232	12.0%
1,192	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
1,975	22.9%
6,661	77.1%
1,221	14.1%

3,044
2.36

1,904	62.5%
1,439	75.6%
239	12.6%
1,140	37.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
1,709	21.3%
6,318	78.7%
1,357	16.9%

2,912
2.30

1,884	64.7%
1,591	84.4%
139	7.4%
1,028	35.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
1,748	23.9%
5,574	76.1%
1,231	16.8%

2,668
2.37

1,825	68.4%
1,495	81.9%
157	8.6%
843	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	164	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	197	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	122	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	138	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	80	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	297	9.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	52	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	198	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	84	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	414	12.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	346	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	326	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	461	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	123	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	164	5.0%
$200,000 or more	128	3.9%

Median Household Income	58,895
Per Capita Income	27,116

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	132	4.0%
Public Assistance	86	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	433	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,607	62.8%
Unemployed	93	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,700	64.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,040	35.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,759	1,251	58.4%
Non-Profit	122	158	43.6%
Self-Employed	71	47	60.2%

Local Government	282	405	41.0%
State Government	113	88	56.2%
Federal Government	0	10	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,830	1,298	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	517	661	43.9%
Total	2,347	1,959	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	503	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	753	17.4%
Professional, Technical	722	16.7%
Service Occupations	895	20.7%
All others	1,451	33.6%

White Collar		45.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,147	26.5%
Health care and social assistance	623	14.4%
Educational services	590	13.6%
Retail trade	361	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	309	7.1%
Construction	261	6.0%
Finance and insurance	218	5.0%
Public administration	148	3.4%
Other services	125	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	116	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	104	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	78	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	72	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	1.2%
Utilities	52	1.2%
Information	29	0.7%
Wholesale trade	22	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	531	5.76%
Puerto Rican	134	1.45%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	64	0.69%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	64	0.69%
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	12	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	12	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	30	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	220	2.39%
Chinese	49	0.53%
Thai	37	0.40%
Vietnamese	17	0.18%
Filipino	11	0.12%
Korean	4	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,967	90.5%
Spanish	433	4.9%
Other Asian	231	2.6%
Chinese	76	0.9%
Other Indo-European	35	0.4%
Other	27	0.3%
Vietnamese	17	0.2%
German, other Germanic	13	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,637	28.6%
Irish	1,151	12.5%
English	768	8.3%
American	398	4.3%
Norwegian	263	2.9%
Swedish	257	2.8%
Scottish	194	2.1%
Italian	189	2.1%
French	186	2.0%
Polish	151	1.6%
Yugoslavian	131	1.4%
Dutch	118	1.3%
French Canadian	110	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	103	1.1%
Finnish	67	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,009	97.8%
Not a citizen	205	2.2%

Native	8,696	94.4%
Foreign-born	518	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
379	6.2%	438	7.2%	1,896	31.0%	1,863	30.5%	1,048	17.2%	485	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	379	6.2%
9-12 Years	438	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,896	31.0%
Some College	1,863	30.5%
Bach. Degree	1,048	17.2%
Grad Degree	485	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +229	R +78	R + 0.0%
D +151
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,163	58.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,428	38.9%	80	2.2%	3,671	6	12	0.22%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	1,934	54.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,277	36.1%	323	9.1%	3,534	4	9	0.23%

2020 President, Mount Pleasant city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,428

38.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,163

58.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,671

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Mount Pleasant city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,277

36.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,934

54.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

143

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.8%

Other

117

3.3%

TOTAL

3,534

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Pleasant city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	49%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,949	54.4%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,474	41.1%	161 [+]	4.5%	3,584	3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 106 (3.0%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 46 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.3%);
2018	G	38%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,477	53.5%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,228	44.5%	57 [+]	2.1%	2,762	3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 40 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 17 (0.6%);
2016	S3	49%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,201	63.4%	Patty Judge (D)	1,122	32.3%	147 [+]	4.2%	3,470	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 95 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 52 (1.5%);
2014	S2	36%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,432	57.4%	Bruce Braley (D)	961	38.5%	103 [+]	4.1%	2,496	5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 58 (2.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 15 (0.6%); Bob Quast (I) 15 (0.6%); Ruth Smith (I) 13 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	36%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,601	63.7%	Jack Hatch (D)	842	33.5%	70 [+]	2.8%	2,513	5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 29 (1.2%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 23 (0.9%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 17 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

*: 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	3,766
Median Value	$142,600

Occupied	3,294	87.5%
Vacant	472	12.5%

Owned	2,257	68.5%
Rented	1,037	31.5%
Median Rent	$672

Single-Family Units	2,871	76.2%
Detached	2,655	70.5%
Attached	216	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	360	9.6%
Mobile Homes	64	1.7%

Mount Pleasant city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Pleasant city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Pleasant city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Pleasant city, IA