Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.37 minutes getting to work every day.
The overall education level of Mount Pleasant is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.09% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2018 was $27,116, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,464 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Pleasant is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Pleasant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Pleasant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.
