Mount Pleasant is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 8,509 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 46th largest community in Iowa.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mount Pleasant spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Mount Pleasant does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Mount Pleasant overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mount Pleasant, 23.16% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $29,546, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,184 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mount Pleasant is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Pleasant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Pleasant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.