Mount Pleasant, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,837

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.4

12.1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.8%

3.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,108

0.423% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Mount Pleasant, TN is home to a population of 4.84k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.62% of Mount Pleasant, TN residents were born outside of the country (30 people).

In 2024, there were 2.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.29k people) in Mount Pleasant, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 187 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Mount Pleasant, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Pleasant, TN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mount Pleasant, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pleasant, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.29k ± 319
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.22k ± 283
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
187 ± 170

1.2%

Hispanic Population

58 people

1.2% of the people in Mount Pleasant, TN are hispanic (58 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Pleasant, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

0.62%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

30 people

0.895%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

43 people

As of 2024, 0.62% of Mount Pleasant, TN residents (30 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Pleasant, TN was 0.895%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mount Pleasant, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
49 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
34 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 28

Mount Pleasant, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Pleasant, TN.

Economy

The economy of Mount Pleasant, TN employs 2.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Pleasant, TN were Retail Trade (459 people), Manufacturing (443 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (412 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,375), Information ($62,438), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.29k

2024 Value

± 425

7.31%

1 Year growth

± 25.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Pleasant, TN grew at a rate of 7.31%, from 2.13k employees to 2.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Pleasant, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (338 people), Sales & Related Occupations (295 people), and Production Occupations (274 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Pleasant, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.29k

2024 Value

± 425

7.31%

1 Year growth

± 25.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Pleasant, TN grew at a rate of 7.31%, from 2.13k employees to 2.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Pleasant, TN, are Retail Trade (459 people), Manufacturing (443 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (412 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Pleasant, TN, though some of these residents may live in Mount Pleasant, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,774

Median earning men ± $12,468

$42,877

Median earning women ± $8,287

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,472), Information ($62,438), and Manufacturing ($51,419).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($57,560), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,980), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,639).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Pleasant, TN was $244,400 in 2024, which is 0.735 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $217,600 to $244,400, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Pleasant, TN is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Pleasant, TN have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Pleasant, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$244,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,807

$1,425

Median Property Taxes

±$337

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Pleasant, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Pleasant, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2024

77.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in Mount Pleasant, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Pleasant, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,108

Median Household Income

± $7,523

2.32k

Number of Households

± 422

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.32k households in Mount Pleasant, TN grew to $50,108 from the previous year's value of $49,897.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Pleasant, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.6%)
Carpooled (8.53%)
Worked At Home (4.33%)

In 2024, 86.6% of workers in Mount Pleasant, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.53%) and those who worked at home (4.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Pleasant, TN have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.566% of the workforce in Mount Pleasant, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Pleasant, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Pleasant, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Pleasant, TN (1.09k out of 4.78k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Pleasant, TN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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