MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Pleasant Micro

Mount Pleasant, TX · 3 counties · 47,113 residents · 854 sq mi

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Mount Pleasant is home to 47,113 people. The typical home is worth $41,511. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. 21.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $21,009 at the median, 30% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

47,113

−11%vs 2000

vs 52,715 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

55 / sq mi

−11%vs 2000

vs 62 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

854 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202456K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(3,549)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(3,825)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(3,530)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(3,469)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(2,640)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(6,825)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(6,580)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(4,528)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(4,379)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(4,339)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(2,639)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(810)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,009

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,318 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,676

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,747 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,511

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,934 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.6%(33,506)

Black15.8%(8,308)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(10,144)

Asian0.3%(162)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.5%(35,581)

Black18.7%(8,812)

Hispanic / Latino7%(3,303)

Asian0.1%(51)

Other5.7%(2,669)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican31.2%(17,569)

Central American1.7%(951)

Honduran0.8%(451)

Salvadoran1.3%(401)

Guatemalan0.2%(93)

South American0.3%(83)

Argentine0.3%(83)

Puerto Rican0.2%(70)

Cuban0.1%(21)

Spaniard0%(12)

Nicaraguan0%(6)

Dominican0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.1%(270)

Bangladeshi0.2%(25)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

American13.5%(7,599)

English8%(4,490)

Irish5.7%(3,182)

German5.1%(2,856)

Subsaharan African1.1%(630)

Scottish1%(579)

Italian0.9%(525)

French0.8%(443)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(358)

Dutch0.4%(246)

Swedish0.4%(224)

Polish0.3%(150)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(140)

West Indian0.2%(114)

Norwegian0.1%(79)

French Canadian0.1%(73)

British0.1%(70)

Greek0.1%(61)

Austrian0.1%(50)

Swiss0.1%(50)

Ukrainian0.1%(38)

Czech0.1%(37)

Bulgarian0.3%(34)

Arab0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Russian0.1%(22)

Jamaican0.2%(19)

Haitian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

Slovak0%(11)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

Danish0%(10)

Hungarian0%(10)

Belgian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(7)

Palestinian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 14.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.6%(7,166)

Married53.1%(11,311)

Widowed3.2%(691)

Divorced10.1%(2,152)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(6,438)

Married52.4%(11,953)

Widowed10.4%(2,371)

Divorced9%(2,044)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 23.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.2%(638)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(773)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(1,073)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(133)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(50)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,165 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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