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Mount Pleasant, PA
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Mount Pleasant profile


Living in Mount Pleasant


Mount Pleasant is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,150 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 362nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Mount Pleasant has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.96% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Mount Pleasant’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The percentage of adults in Mount Pleasant who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.68% of the adults in Mount Pleasant have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $32,677, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,708 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include Italian, German, Polish, Irish, and English.

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