2020 census As of the
2020 census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 21,688. The median age was 24.1 years. 14.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over. There were 7,986 households in Mount Pleasant, of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 25.7% were married-couple households, 28.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 26,016 people, 8,376 households, and 3,100 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 8,981 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.6%
White, 3.9%
African American, 2.0%
Native American, 3.0%
Asian, 0.6% from
other races, and 2.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population. There were 8,376 households, of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.3% were
married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 63.0% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 22 years. 11% of residents were under the age of 18; 53.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.8% were from 25 to 44; 11.9% were from 45 to 64; and 7.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 25,946 people, 8,449 households, and 3,126 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 8,878 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.12%
White, 3.67%
African American, 1.54%
Native American, 2.85%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.93% from
other races, and 1.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population. There were 8,449 households, out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.9% were
married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 63.0% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 11.5% under the age of 18, 54.1% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 10.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,572, and the median income for a family was $43,927. Males had a median income of $32,004 versus $23,869 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,177. About 11.4% of families and 37.2% of the population (student population skews this statistic) were below the
poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==