Mount Pleasant township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,613 ( 256 from 2010 )
Land area: 56.5 square miles
Population density: 28.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,469	91.07%	13.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.19%	75.0%
2+ races:	31	1.92%	520.0%
Hispanic:	110	6.82%	189.5%

Total non-White:	144	8.93%	128.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	175	15.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	81	7.2

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
1,357
1,294	95.36%
7	0.52%
1	0.07%
12	0.88%
5	0.37%
38	2.80%
63	4.64%

2000
1,389
1,362	98.06%
5	0.36%
2	0.14%
2	0.14%
0	0.00%
18	1.30%
27	1.94%

1990
1,271
1,212	95.36%
0	0.00%
3	0.24%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.87%
59	4.64%

1980
1,196
1,192	99.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.33%
4	0.33%

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

-68	-4.9
36	2.6

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

150	11.8
-32	-2.5

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

20	1.7
55	4.6

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
47.7
371	23.0%
1,242	77.0%
428	26.5%

624
2.58

482	77.2%
366	75.9%
42	8.7%
142	22.8%

2010
Number	Percent
48.6
268	19.7%
1,089	80.3%
283	20.9%

565
2.40

383	67.8%
314	82.0%
18	4.7%
182	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.9
313	22.5%
1,076	77.5%
211	15.2%

546
2.54

382	70.0%
336	88.0%
3	0.8%
164	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
338	26.6%
933	73.4%
190	14.9%

419
3.03

331	79.0%
280	84.6%
11	3.3%
88	21.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
392	32.8%
804	67.2%
144	12.0%

388
3.08

318	82.0%
283	89.0%
10	3.1%
70	18.0%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Pleasant township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	6.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	142	22.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	76	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	6.7%
$200,000 or more	43	6.9%

Median Household Income	77,212
Per Capita Income	34,029

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	3.8%
Public Assistance	6	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	63	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	536	69.1%
Unemployed	20	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	556	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	220	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	205	187	52.3%
Non-Profit	12	41	22.6%
Self-Employed	55	28	66.3%

Local Government	35	33	51.5%
State Government	16	7	69.6%
Federal Government	28	22	56.0%

Total Private + Self	260	215	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	91	103	46.9%
Total	351	318	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	21.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	105	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	119	17.8%
Professional, Technical	131	19.6%
Service Occupations	92	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	1.5%
All others	222	33.2%

White Collar		53.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	76	11.4%
Transportation and warehousing	76	11.4%
Construction	71	10.6%
Educational services	63	9.4%
Retail trade	49	7.3%
Manufacturing	48	7.2%
Public administration	43	6.4%
Other services	38	5.7%
Information	30	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	26	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	3.0%
Finance and insurance	18	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	2.2%
Wholesale trade	12	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.31%
Puerto Rican	83	5.15%
Cuban	3	0.19%
Dominican	13	0.81%

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	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,386	94.5%
Spanish	66	4.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.9%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	327	20.3%
German	308	19.1%
English	198	12.3%
Polish	175	10.8%
American	173	10.7%
Italian	140	8.7%
Russian	44	2.7%
Slovene	40	2.5%
Welsh	35	2.2%
West Indian	34	2.1%
Slovak	28	1.7%
Hungarian	26	1.6%
Swedish	22	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	19	1.2%
French	16	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,613	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,600	99.2%
Foreign-born	13	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34	2.9%	50	4.3%	463	39.8%	325	27.9%	181	15.5%	111	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34	2.9%
9-12 Years	50	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	463	39.8%
Some College	325	27.9%
Bach. Degree	181	15.5%
Grad Degree	111	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +83	R +26	D + 3.0%
D +57
2020 vs. 2012	R +182	R +150	R + 11.8%
D +32
2020 vs. 2008	R +195	R +201	R + 20.1%
D -6

2016 vs. 2008	R +112	R +175	R + 23.1%
D -63
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	582	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	286	32.8%	5	0.6%	873	18	20	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	499	66.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	229	30.7%	18	2.4%	746	19	21	0.01%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	400	60.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	254	38.3%	9	1.4%	663	14	13	0.01%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	387	56.4%	Barack Obama (D)	292	42.6%	7	1.0%	686	12	11	0.01%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	380	57.4%	John Kerry (D)	272	41.1%	10	1.5%	662	9	7	0.01%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	315	53.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	246	41.6%	31	5.2%	592	7	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

286

32.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

582

66.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

TOTAL

873

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

229

30.7%

Donald Trump (R)

499

66.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

746

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

254

38.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

400

60.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

292

42.6%

John McCain (R)

387

56.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

686

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

380

57.4%

John Kerry (D)

272

41.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Mount Pleasant township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

315

53.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

246

41.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

592

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* 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	55%	Mehmet Oz (R)	488	65.2%	John Fetterman (D)	251	33.5%	10 [+]	1.3%	749	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 6 (0.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	464	61.7%	Josh Shapiro (D)	277	36.8%	11 [+]	1.5%	752	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.4%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	52%	Lou Barletta (R)	397	59.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	266	39.7%	7 [+]	1.0%	670	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.6%); Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	51%	Scott Wagner (R)	396	59.3%	Tom Wolf* (D)	262	39.2%	10 [+]	1.5%	668	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2016	S3	59%	Pat Toomey* (R)	429	58.4%	Katie McGinty (D)	242	32.9%	64 [+]	8.7%	735	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 64 (8.7%);
2014	G	37%	Tom Corbett* (R)	251	56.4%	Tom Wolf (D)	194	43.6%	0	0.0%	445	11	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	909
Median Value	$262,900

Occupied	624	68.6%
Vacant	285	31.4%

Owned	550	88.1%
Rented	74	11.9%
Median Rent	$1,203

Single-Family Units	806	88.7%
Detached	787	86.6%
Attached	19	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	103	11.3%

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