Mount Pleasant

Population: 21,420
Median household income: $39,924
Median home value: $168,700

Mount Pleasant, a community in Isabella County, Michigan, has 21,420 residents. Its median household income of $39,924 runs below the Isabella County figure of $53,759.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Pleasant's population declined 16.4% from 25,629 to 21,420, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $137,700 to $168,700.

The median resident is 23.3 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 43.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,420
Median age: 23.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,924
Median home value: $168,700
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 8,640
Homeownership rate: 35.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,62921,420

Median household income

$37,714$39,924

Median home value

$137,700$168,700

Median gross rent

$755$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,629	$37,714	$137,700	$755
2020	25,290	$39,485	$140,900	$759
2021	21,880	$40,890	$141,600	$793
2022	21,826	$41,512	$162,000	$846
2023	21,420	$39,924	$168,700	$870

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 2443.5%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	884	4.1%
5 to 17	1,593	7.4%
18 to 24	9,316	43.5%
25 to 34	2,908	13.6%
35 to 44	2,094	9.8%
45 to 54	1,288	6.0%
55 to 64	1,465	6.8%
65 to 74	1,135	5.3%
75 and over	737	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,990	79.3%
Black or African American	1,080	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	365	1.7%
Asian	609	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.2%
Two or more races	968	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,370	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	670	7.0%
High school graduate	1,928	20.0%
Some college or associate's	2,710	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,064	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,255	23.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked17.1%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,408	62.3%
Carpooled	800	7.8%
Public transit	113	1.1%
Walked	1,757	17.1%
Bicycle	197	1.9%
Worked from home	936	9.1%
Other means	80	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,473	69.2%
15 to 29 min	1,464	15.6%
30 to 44 min	713	7.6%
45 to 59 min	346	3.7%
60+ min	359	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 35.8% (5,879 of 16,442)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,951	37.5%
Nonfamily households	4,922	62.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,873	91.1%
Vacant	767	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,760	35.1%
Renter-occupied	5,113	64.9%

1-unit, detached39.4%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units24.9%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,402	39.4%
1-unit, attached	616	7.1%
2 to 4 units	1,246	14.4%
5 to 19 units	2,148	24.9%
20 or more units	1,053	12.2%
Mobile home & other	175	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2656020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 43.5967, -84.7760