Mount Pleasant, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
43,844
0.0434% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
35.6
0.85% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
19.3%
9.02% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$56,096
6.76% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$141,600
25.2% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
18,575
0.327% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Mount Pleasant, TX had a population of 43.8k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $56,096. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mount Pleasant, TX grew from 43,825 to 43,844, a 0.0434% increase and its median household income grew from $52,546 to $56,096, a 6.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pleasant, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.8%), White (Hispanic) (16.3%), Other (Hispanic) (13%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.8%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (9.95%).

None of the households in Mount Pleasant, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.7% of the residents in Mount Pleasant, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mount Pleasant, TX are Northeast Texas Community College (227225) (705 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Mount Pleasant, TX was $141,600, and the homeownership rate was 70.2%.

Most people in Mount Pleasant, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Pleasant, TX was 2 cars per household.

Mount Pleasant, TX borders .

Population & Diversity

Mount Pleasant, TX is home to a population of 43.8k people, from which 88.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 16.4% of Mount Pleasant, TX residents were born outside of the country (7.19k people).

In 2022, there were 2.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.1k people) in Mount Pleasant, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.14k White (Hispanic) and 5.69k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.7%
2022 Citizenship
88.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 88.7% of Mount Pleasant, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Pleasant, TX was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pleasant, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    20.1k ± 145
  2. White (Hispanic)
    7.14k ± 880
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    5.69k ± 935
39.8%
Hispanic Population
17.4k people

In 2022, there were 2.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.1k people) in Mount Pleasant, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.14k White (Hispanic) and 5.69k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

39.8% of the people in Mount Pleasant, TX are hispanic (17.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mount Pleasant, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
  2. India
    305,649 ± 13,502 people
  3. El Salvador
    224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.4%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
7.19k people
16.6%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
7.28k people

As of 2022, 16.4% of Mount Pleasant, TX residents (7.19k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Pleasant, TX was 16.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    895 ± 160
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    428 ± 131
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    408 ± 121

Mount Pleasant, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Pleasant, TX employs 18.6k people. The largest industries in Mount Pleasant, TX are Manufacturing (4,306 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,095 people), and Retail Trade (1,920 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($75,682), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,452), and Public Administration ($50,946).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

18.6k
2022 Value
± 956
−0.327%
1 Year decline
± 7.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mount Pleasant, TX declined at a rate of −0.327%, from 18.6k employees to 18.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Pleasant, TX, are Production Occupations (2,631 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,864 people), and Material Moving Occupations (1,691 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Pleasant, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

18.6k
2022 Value
± 956
−0.327%
1 Year decline
± 7.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mount Pleasant, TX declined at a rate of −0.327%, from 18.6k employees to 18.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Pleasant, TX, are Manufacturing (4,306 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,095 people), and Retail Trade (1,920 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Pleasant, TX, though some of these residents may live in Mount Pleasant, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,760
Median earning men ± $2,222
$26,921
Median earning women ± $2,044

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,268), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,705), and Public Administration ($54,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($46,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,308), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,446).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 295
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 190
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 150
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Mount Pleasant, TX awarded 705 degrees. The student population of Mount Pleasant, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,096 male students and 1,933 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Pleasant, TX are White (338 and 48.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (256 and 37%), Black or African American (67 and 9.68%), and Two or More Races (26 and 3.76%).

The largest universities in Mount Pleasant, TX by number of degrees awarded are Northeast Texas Community College (227225) (705 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Mount Pleasant, TX are General Studies (273 and 38.7%), General Business Administration & Management (76 and 10.8%), and General Cosmetology (45 and 6.38%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,029 students enrolled in Mount Pleasant, TX, 36.2% men and 63.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,479 records, of which 62.5% were women and 37.5% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 273 degrees awarded
  2. 42 degrees awarded
  3. 17 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Mount Pleasant, TX was General Studies with 273 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Mount Pleasant, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
705 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northeast Texas Community College (227225) with 705 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 255 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Pleasant, TX, which is 0.567 times less than the 450 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 338 degrees mean that there were 1.32 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 256 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,240) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,769) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,436) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Pleasant, TX was $141,600 in 2022, which is 0.502 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $113,100 to $141,600, a 25.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Pleasant, TX is 70.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mount Pleasant, TX have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Pleasant, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mount Pleasant, TX is $56,096. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Mount Pleasant, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $121,303, followed by Collin County, TX and Glasscock County, TX, with respective values of $113,255 and $112,188.

Property

$141,600
Median Property Value 2022
±$9,139
$10,704
Median Property Taxes
±$663

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Pleasant, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Pleasant, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.2%
Homeownership
2022
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 70.2% of the housing units in Mount Pleasant, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Pleasant, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Mount Pleasant, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $121,303, followed by Collin County, TX and Glasscock County, TX, with respective values of $113,255 and $112,188.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mount Pleasant, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,096
Median Household Income
± $3,673
15.2k
Number of Households
± 843

In 2022, the median household income of the 15.2k households in Mount Pleasant, TX grew to $56,096 from the previous year's value of $52,546.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Pleasant, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (79.6%)
  2. Carpooled (13.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.57%)

In 2022, 79.6% of workers in Mount Pleasant, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (3.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Pleasant, TX have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Mount Pleasant, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Pleasant, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Pleasant, TX (8.36k out of 43.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Pleasant, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

79.5% of the population of Mount Pleasant, TX has health coverage, with 35.4% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.948% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,641 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.1% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

20.5%
Uninsured
35.4%
Employer Coverage
19.5%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
0.948%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Pleasant, TX grew by 6.94% from 19.2% to 20.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mount Pleasant, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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