Mount Pleasant

Population: 9,093
Median household income: $59,216
Median home value: $145,600

Mount Pleasant, a community in Henry County, Iowa, has 9,093 residents. Its median household income of $59,216 runs below the Henry County figure of $64,604.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Pleasant's population grew 6.0% from 8,581 to 9,093, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $116,500 to $145,600.

23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,093
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,216
Median home value: $145,600
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 3,797
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5819,093

Median household income

$51,350$59,216

Median home value

$116,500$145,600

Median gross rent

$691$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,581	$51,350	$116,500	$691
2020	8,574	$51,615	$123,200	$666
2021	8,996	$54,983	$130,400	$647
2022	9,214	$58,895	$142,600	$672
2023	9,093	$59,216	$145,600	$773

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	427	4.7%
5 to 17	1,202	13.2%
18 to 24	1,346	14.8%
25 to 34	1,401	15.4%
35 to 44	923	10.2%
45 to 54	991	10.9%
55 to 64	1,167	12.8%
65 to 74	882	9.7%
75 and over	754	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,187	79.0%
Black or African American	493	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.3%
Asian	124	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.1%
Some other race	43	0.5%
Two or more races	291	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	923	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	791	12.9%
High school graduate	1,999	32.7%
Some college or associate's	1,888	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	980	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	460	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,225	77.9%
Carpooled	490	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	1.9%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	323	7.8%
Other means	14	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,655	69.6%
15 to 29 min	439	11.5%
30 to 44 min	446	11.7%
45 to 59 min	126	3.3%
60+ min	149	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 17.1% (1,301 of 7,616)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,055	61.1%
Nonfamily households	1,309	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,364	88.6%
Vacant	433	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,189	65.1%
Renter-occupied	1,175	34.9%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,655	69.9%
1-unit, attached	200	5.3%
2 to 4 units	418	11.0%
5 to 19 units	242	6.4%
20 or more units	183	4.8%
Mobile home & other	99	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1954705
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.9622, -91.5472