Mount Pleasant vs New London

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Pleasant and New London: population, income, housing, and more.

Mount Pleasant and New London are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Pleasant has the higher population (9,093 vs 2,402 in New London). New London has the higher median household income ($65,815 vs $59,216 in Mount Pleasant). Mount Pleasant has the higher median home value ($145,600 vs $118,900 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Pleasant	New London
Population	9,093	2,402
Median age	35.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,216	$65,815
Median home value	$145,600	$118,900
Median gross rent	$773	$772
Housing units	3,797	887
Homeownership rate	65.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Pleasant	New London
Population	8,581 → 9,093 (+6.0%)	2,128 → 2,402 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$51,350 → $59,216 (+15.3%)	$54,226 → $65,815 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $145,600 (+25.0%)	$86,800 → $118,900 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $773 (+11.9%)	$680 → $772 (+13.5%)

Mount Pleasant

Population

8,5819,093

Median household income

$51,350$59,216

Median home value

$116,500$145,600

Median gross rent

$691$773

New London

Population

2,1282,402

Median household income

$54,226$65,815

Median home value

$86,800$118,900

Median gross rent

$680$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Pleasant	New London
Under 5	4.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	14.8%	14.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	18.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	7.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.1%
75 and over	8.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Pleasant	New London
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Pleasant	New London
No high school diploma	12.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	32.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Pleasant	New London
Drove alone	77.9%	87.3%
Carpooled	11.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	2.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Pleasant	New London
1-unit, detached	69.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Mount Pleasant	New London
Poverty rate	17.1%	9.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1968	1961