15.8% of Mount Pleasant, IA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.5% greater than the poverty level of 11.0% across the entire state of Iowa. 11.4% of high school graduates and 19.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 18.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 56.9%. For comparison, it was 5.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, IA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
15.8%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
7.5%
Whole state:
5.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
18.5%
Iowa:
20.0%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
19.6%
Iowa:
23.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
56.9%
Residents above poverty level:
5.9%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, IA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,IA (percentage below poverty level)
41.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
22.7%6 to 11 years
35.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
15.9%16 and 17 years
18.7%18 to 24 years
20.5%25 to 34 years
20.3%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
0.7%55 to 64 years
4.3%65 to 74 years
19.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,IA (percentage below poverty level)
15.7%Under 5 years
27.5%6 to 11 years
32.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
20.4%18 to 24 years
22.9%25 to 34 years
16.5%35 to 44 years
11.7%45 to 54 years
6.6%55 to 64 years
17.3%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,IA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
14.6%6 to 11 years
5.4%12 to 17 years
13.9%18 to 24 years
14.1%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
6.5%45 to 54 years
2.6%55 to 64 years
7.3%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, IA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, IA (%)
13.3%White
27.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
5.6%Asian
13.8%Other race
54.6%2+ races
19.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, IA (absolute numbers)
841White
33Black
0American Indian
17Asian
59Other race
2812+ races
137Hispanic
15.9%Below poverty level
84.1%Above poverty level
9.0%Below poverty level
91.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, IA
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Iowa:
22.8%
State:
11.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
11.4%
Iowa:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
19.9%
Iowa:
23.9%
36.8%Married-couple family
25.0%Male, no wife present
38.2%Female, no husband present
4.8%Worked full-time, year-round
20.0%Worked part-time
75.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
28.6%One full-time, other part-time
44.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
27.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
8.7%1970 to 1979
35.0%1960 to 1969
11.7%1950 to 1959
4.9%1940 to 1949
39.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
4.6%1995 to 1998
5.0%1990 to 1994
11.2%1980 to 1989
21.6%1970 to 1979
16.5%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
5.1%1940 to 1949
22.3%1939 or earlier
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