Mount Pleasant

Population: 27,694
Median household income: $90,189
Median home value: $269,900

Mount Pleasant, a community in Racine County, Wisconsin, has 27,694 residents. The median household income of $90,189 is above the Racine County median ($75,331).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Pleasant's population grew 2.8% from 26,928 to 27,694, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $190,800 to $269,900.

The median resident is 45.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,694
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $90,189
Median home value: $269,900
Median gross rent: $1,045
Housing units: 12,061
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,92827,694

Median household income

$69,485$90,189

Median home value

$190,800$269,900

Median gross rent

$859$1,045

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,928	$69,485	$190,800	$859
2020	27,008	$72,309	$207,300	$850
2021	27,572	$81,053	$222,400	$891
2022	27,640	$83,827	$253,800	$1,023
2023	27,694	$90,189	$269,900	$1,045

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,808	6.5%
5 to 17	3,684	13.3%
18 to 24	2,060	7.4%
25 to 34	3,577	12.9%
35 to 44	2,727	9.8%
45 to 54	3,437	12.4%
55 to 64	4,370	15.8%
65 to 74	3,798	13.7%
75 and over	2,233	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,321	69.8%
Black or African American	2,501	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	681	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	185	0.7%
Two or more races	1,060	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,923	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,420	7.0%
High school graduate	5,013	24.9%
Some college or associate's	6,621	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,852	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,236	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,892	78.2%
Carpooled	1,111	8.0%
Public transit	59	0.4%
Walked	14	0.1%
Bicycle	39	0.3%
Worked from home	1,526	11.0%
Other means	287	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,848	39.1%
15 to 29 min	4,635	37.4%
30 to 44 min	1,797	14.5%
45 to 59 min	699	5.6%
60+ min	423	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 6.5% (1,781 of 27,409)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,228	62.5%
Nonfamily households	4,332	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,560	95.8%
Vacant	501	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,066	78.4%
Renter-occupied	2,494	21.6%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,723	64.0%
1-unit, attached	933	7.7%
2 to 4 units	637	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,973	16.4%
20 or more units	724	6.0%
Mobile home & other	71	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5554875
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 42.7088, -87.8849