COMPARING TWO PLACES
Golden vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Golden, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Golden is 94% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant earns more, with a median household income $5,332 higher.
GOLDENMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population2334,108−94% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density444,104−4,060
Population growth-1.8%-4.7%+2.9 pts
Median age58.151.0+7.1
Male34.3%45.3%−10.9 pts
Female65.7%54.7%+10.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.8%98.4%−21.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other23.2%1.2%+22.0 pts
Median household income$46,488$51,820−$5,332
Per capita income$60,446$32,677+$27,769
Poverty rate6.9%11.1%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.418+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%17.7%+14.1 pts
Graduate degree18.5%4.8%+13.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation55.8%55.1%+0.7 pts
Median home value$209,000$143,000+$66,000
Median gross rent–$721–
Owner-occupied61.7%65.8%−4.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%8.9%+11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households77.1%25.8%+51.3 pts
Average commute27.128.1−1.0
Worked from home0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.2%1.6%+9.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024