COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Pleasant vs Searcy
PLACE A
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Searcy, Arkansas
Mount Pleasant is 83% smaller than Searcy. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Searcy has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -5%).
MOUNT PLEASANTSEARCYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,10824,351−83% vs Searcy
Population density4,1041,329+2,774
Population growth-4.7%0.3%−5.0 pts
Median age51.032.4+18.6
Male45.3%47.8%−2.6 pts
Female54.7%52.2%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.0%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%77.8%+20.6 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%5.7%−5.4 pts
Asian0.1%1.2%−1.1 pts
Other1.2%4.5%−3.4 pts
Median household income$51,820$52,170−$350
Per capita income$32,677$28,824+$3,853
Poverty rate11.1%18.8%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%29.6%−12.0 pts
Graduate degree4.8%15.8%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%6.1%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation55.1%54.1%+1.0 pts
Median home value$143,000$188,500−$45,500
Median gross rent$721$905−$184
Owner-occupied65.8%53.6%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%12.4%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households25.8%49.2%−23.4 pts
Average commute28.116.3+11.8
Worked from home11.0%5.6%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.6%9.2%−7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025