2020 census As of the
2020 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,245. The median age was 46.1 years. 19.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.1 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,980 households in Mount Pleasant, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.7% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,194 housing units, of which 9.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.9%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 4,728 people, 2,057 households, and 1,225 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 2,227 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.10%
White, 1.67%
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, 0.15% from
other races, and 0.70% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 2,057 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were
married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $30,738, and the median income for a family was $41,438. Males had a median income of $30,655 versus $23,333 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $16,517. About 5.1% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Ancestry A large proportion of the residents are of Polish descent, as evidenced by the
Tadeusz Kościuszko Club. ==Notable people==