COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesick vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Mesick, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Mesick is 90% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant earns more, with a median household income $10,726 higher. Mesick has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -5%).
MESICKMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population4064,108−90% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density3054,104−3,798
Population growth0.8%-4.7%+5.5 pts
Median age33.251.0−17.8
Male51.3%45.3%+6.0 pts
Female48.7%54.7%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.1%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%98.4%−7.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%0.3%+3.7 pts
Asian0.5%0.1%+0.4 pts
Other4.5%1.2%+3.3 pts
Median household income$41,094$51,820−$10,726
Per capita income$17,375$32,677−$15,302
Poverty rate17.3%11.1%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%17.7%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%4.8%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%1.3%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation49.0%55.1%−6.1 pts
Median home value$123,800$143,000−$19,200
Median gross rent$1,063$721+$342
Owner-occupied62.4%65.8%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%8.9%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households56.5%25.8%+30.6 pts
Average commute27.928.1−0.2
Worked from home8.3%11.0%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.5%1.6%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025