Mount Pleasant, WI

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2023 Population

27,694

0.195% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

3.64% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.5%

8.53% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$90,189

7.59% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$269,900

6.34% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

14,076

2.74% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Mount Pleasant, WI had a population of 27.7k people with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $90,189. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mount Pleasant, WI grew from 27,640 to 27,694, a 0.195% increase and its median household income grew from $83,827 to $90,189, a 7.59% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pleasant, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.03%), White (Hispanic) (6.03%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (5.59%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.38%).

None of the households in Mount Pleasant, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Mount Pleasant, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mount Pleasant, WI are Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine (20 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Mount Pleasant, WI was $269,900, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Mount Pleasant, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Pleasant, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Pleasant, WI is home to a population of 27.7k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.16% of Mount Pleasant, WI residents were born outside of the country (2.54k people).

In 2023, there were 7.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.3k people) in Mount Pleasant, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.67k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

95.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.6% of Mount Pleasant, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Pleasant, WI was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pleasant, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.3k ± 908
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.5k ± 725
White (Hispanic)
1.67k ± 622

14.2%

Hispanic Population

3.92k people

14.2% of the people in Mount Pleasant, WI are hispanic (3.92k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Pleasant, WI 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 Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
89,915 ± 7,306 people
India
21,992 ± 3,634 people
China
14,287 ± 2,931 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 89,915 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 21,992 and China with 14,287.

Foreign-Born Population

9.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.54k people

9.22%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.55k people

As of 2023, 9.16% of Mount Pleasant, WI residents (2.54k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Pleasant, WI was 9.22%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
593 ± 136
Gulf War (2001-)
233 ± 99
Gulf War (1990s)
126 ± 66

Mount Pleasant, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mount Pleasant, WI employs 14.1k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Mount Pleasant, WI were Manufacturing (3,155 people), Retail Trade (1,708 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,621 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($243,068), Utilities ($121,429), and Construction ($75,528).

Employment

Occupations

14.1k

2023 Value

± 1,032

2.74%

1 Year growth

± 10%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mount Pleasant, WI grew at a rate of 2.74%, from 13.7k employees to 14.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Pleasant, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,745 people), Management Occupations (1,661 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,230 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Pleasant, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (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

14.1k

2023 Value

± 1,032

2.74%

1 Year growth

± 10%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mount Pleasant, WI grew at a rate of 2.74%, from 13.7k employees to 14.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Pleasant, WI, are Manufacturing (3,155 people), Retail Trade (1,708 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,621 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Pleasant, WI, though some of these residents may live in Mount Pleasant, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,241

Median earning men ± $3,918

$46,786

Median earning women ± $3,089

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($95,917), Construction ($76,444), and Manufacturing ($71,794).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($70,201), Public Administration ($50,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,767).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Mount Pleasant, WI. Showing the available data for Wisconsin.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Mount Pleasant, WI awarded 20 degrees. The student population of Mount Pleasant, WI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10 male students and 37 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Pleasant, WI are White (18 and 90%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 5%), Unknown (1 and 5%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Mount Pleasant, WI by number of degrees awarded are Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine (20 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mount Pleasant, WI are Traditional Chinese Medicine & Chinese Herbology (17 and 85%) and Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (3 and 15%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 47 students enrolled in Mount Pleasant, WI, 21.3% men and 78.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 38 records, of which 78.9% were women and 21.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Traditional Chinese Medicine & Chinese Herbology

Most Common

17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Mount Pleasant, WI was Traditional Chinese Medicine & Chinese Herbology with 17 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Mount Pleasant, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine with 20 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Pleasant, WI, which is 0.25 times less than the 16 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 18 degrees mean that there were 18 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($18,096) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($570) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2023, 0.713% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.617% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.4M), Some college (1.01M), and Bachelors Degree (946k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Pleasant, WI was $269,900 in 2023, which is 0.89 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $253,800 to $269,900, a 6.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Pleasant, WI is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Mount Pleasant, WI have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Pleasant, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$269,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,772

$9,066

Median Property Taxes

±$655

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, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2023

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.4% of the housing units in Mount Pleasant, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Mount Pleasant, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$90,189

Median Household Income

± $6,230

11.6k

Number of Households

± 799

In 2023, the median household income of the 11.6k households in Mount Pleasant, WI grew to $90,189 from the previous year's value of $83,827.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, WI 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Pleasant, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2023, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.492% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (7.98%)

In 2023, 78.2% of workers in Mount Pleasant, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (7.98%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Pleasant, WI have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Mount Pleasant, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Pleasant, WI 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, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Pleasant, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Pleasant, WI (1.78k out of 27.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Pleasant, WI is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

93.4% of the population of Mount Pleasant, WI has health coverage, with 52.6% on employee plans, 10.7% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.725% increase from the previous year (1,242 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 398 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.6%

Uninsured

52.6%

Employer Coverage

10.7%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.31%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Pleasant, WI declined by 1.75% from 6.72% to 6.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mount Pleasant, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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