Mount Pleasant

Population: 4,215
Median household income: $48,963
Median home value: $131,700

Located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Mount Pleasant is a community with a population of 4,215. The median household income of $48,963 is below the Westmoreland County median ($72,468).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population declined 1.4% from 4,277 to 4,215, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $97,800 to $131,700.

18.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,215
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,963
Median home value: $131,700
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 2,237
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2774,215

Median household income

$42,988$48,963

Median home value

$97,800$131,700

Median gross rent

$704$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,277	$42,988	$97,800	$704
2020	4,255	$40,417	$101,900	$713
2021	4,261	$39,844	$110,100	$712
2022	4,242	$47,407	$123,200	$762
2023	4,215	$48,963	$131,700	$740

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	222	5.3%
5 to 17	426	10.1%
18 to 24	376	8.9%
25 to 34	488	11.6%
35 to 44	483	11.5%
45 to 54	493	11.7%
55 to 64	642	15.2%
65 to 74	629	14.9%
75 and over	456	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,109	97.5%
Black or African American	10	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	5.6%
High school graduate	1,245	39.0%
Some college or associate's	1,183	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	385	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	200	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,507	80.8%
Carpooled	182	9.8%
Public transit	8	0.4%
Walked	34	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	129	6.9%
Other means	6	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	377	21.7%
15 to 29 min	735	42.3%
30 to 44 min	369	21.2%
45 to 59 min	93	5.4%
60+ min	163	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 12.9% (533 of 4,127)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,186	57.7%
Nonfamily households	869	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,055	91.9%
Vacant	182	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,428	69.5%
Renter-occupied	627	30.5%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,601	71.6%
1-unit, attached	44	2.0%
2 to 4 units	349	15.6%
5 to 19 units	149	6.7%
20 or more units	94	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251880
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1509, -79.5434