22.9% of Mount Pleasant, UT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 64.1% greater than the poverty level of 8.2% across the entire state of Utah. 13.5% of high school graduates and 45.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 27.8%. For comparison, it was 15.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, UT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
22.9%
Whole state:
8.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
12.1%
Whole state:
3.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
33.0%
Utah:
14.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
19.6%
Utah:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
27.8%
Residents above poverty level:
15.9%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, UT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,UT (percentage below poverty level)
58.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
40.9%6 to 11 years
42.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
28.6%16 and 17 years
15.0%18 to 24 years
8.8%25 to 34 years
14.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
53.0%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,UT (percentage below poverty level)
27.6%Under 5 years
64.3%5 years
18.1%6 to 11 years
28.0%12 to 14 years
30.0%15 years
51.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
25.2%25 to 34 years
15.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
33.1%55 to 64 years
9.3%65 to 74 years
44.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,UT (% below half of poverty level)
21.2%Under 6 years
17.0%6 to 11 years
30.0%12 to 17 years
7.4%18 to 24 years
1.5%25 to 34 years
4.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
32.9%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, UT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, UT (%)
23.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
18.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
16.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, UT (absolute numbers)
756White
18Black
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
24Other race
02+ races
22Hispanic
21.8%Below poverty level
78.2%Above poverty level
32.5%Below poverty level
67.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, UT
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Utah:
35.8%
State:
8.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
13.5%
Utah:
6.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
45.1%
Utah:
13.5%
71.3%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
28.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
11.7%Worked part-time
88.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
84.8%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
4.5%One part-time, other didn't work
10.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
8.2%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
6.1%1970 to 1979
16.3%1960 to 1969
8.2%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
61.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.7%1999 to 2000
13.4%1995 to 1998
7.9%1990 to 1994
10.2%1980 to 1989
23.9%1970 to 1979
3.7%1960 to 1969
3.1%1950 to 1959
4.2%1940 to 1949
30.0%1939 or earlier
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