25.4% of Mount Pleasant, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.7% greater than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 21.2% of high school graduates and 42.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 81.0%. For comparison, it was 21.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
25.4%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
10.1%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
34.9%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
31.0%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
81.0%
Residents above poverty level:
21.9%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,TN (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
51.0%6 to 11 years
5.0%12 to 14 years
55.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.0%18 to 24 years
27.0%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
32.0%55 to 64 years
11.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,TN (percentage below poverty level)
61.1%Under 5 years
86.5%6 to 11 years
65.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
34.2%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
51.1%45 to 54 years
33.3%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
15.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,TN (% below half of poverty level)
33.7%Under 6 years
5.0%6 to 11 years
4.5%12 to 17 years
27.6%18 to 24 years
18.4%25 to 34 years
1.1%35 to 44 years
3.0%45 to 54 years
16.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, TN (%)
27.2%White
27.3%Black
0.0%Other race
35.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, TN (absolute numbers)
937White
291Black
0Other race
2172+ races
29.0%Below poverty level
71.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, TN
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee:
29.8%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
21.2%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
42.7%
Tennessee:
27.9%
15.9%Married-couple family
26.4%Male, no wife present
57.7%Female, no husband present
27.6%Worked full-time, year-round
3.4%Worked part-time
69.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
100.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%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
16.2%1970 to 1979
33.8%1960 to 1969
15.0%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
26.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.5%1995 to 1998
11.7%1990 to 1994
9.8%1980 to 1989
18.8%1970 to 1979
8.2%1960 to 1969
16.9%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
21.5%1939 or earlier
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