34.4% of Mount Pleasant, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 61.1% greater than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 19.2% of high school graduates and 43.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 55.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.7%. For comparison, it was 37.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
34.4%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
19.9%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
55.2%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
22.7%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.7%
Residents above poverty level:
37.6%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,MI (percentage below poverty level)
16.6%Under 5 years
37.1%5 years
27.2%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
40.9%15 years
28.8%16 and 17 years
50.7%18 to 24 years
26.2%25 to 34 years
17.7%35 to 44 years
7.5%45 to 54 years
28.9%55 to 64 years
14.9%65 to 74 years
21.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,MI (percentage below poverty level)
46.3%Under 5 years
57.7%5 years
16.5%6 to 11 years
12.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
24.4%16 and 17 years
72.9%18 to 24 years
27.8%25 to 34 years
25.0%35 to 44 years
20.7%45 to 54 years
19.6%55 to 64 years
11.5%65 to 74 years
20.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,MI (% below half of poverty level)
21.6%Under 6 years
13.1%6 to 11 years
7.3%12 to 17 years
41.1%18 to 24 years
12.6%25 to 34 years
12.0%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
10.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, MI (%)
37.8%White
18.6%Black
27.6%American Indian
10.9%Asian
36.1%Other race
23.3%2+ races
29.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, MI (absolute numbers)
4,960White
100Black
100American Indian
51Asian
150Other race
3172+ races
318Hispanic
36.5%Below poverty level
63.5%Above poverty level
11.2%Below poverty level
88.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, MI
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Michigan:
27.5%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
19.2%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
43.2%
Michigan:
27.1%
31.3%Married-couple family
15.2%Male, no wife present
53.5%Female, no husband present
4.7%Worked full-time, year-round
60.0%Worked part-time
35.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
19.3%One full-time, other part-time
8.7%One full-time, other didn't work
29.2%Both worked part-time
27.3%One part-time, other didn't work
15.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
7.1%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
15.9%1980 to 1989
8.0%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
8.8%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
36.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
5.3%1995 to 1998
4.8%1990 to 1994
7.7%1980 to 1989
17.6%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
9.9%1940 to 1949
23.6%1939 or earlier
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