Mount Pleasant is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 20,859 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 64th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Pleasant is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Pleasant is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Pleasant who work in food service (14.84%), teaching (12.34%), and office and administrative support (10.58%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.10% 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. Because Mount Pleasant has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Mount Pleasant lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Mount Pleasant is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Mount Pleasant people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. 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 15.78 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.Mount Pleasant is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.86% of adults in Mount Pleasant have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $25,323, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,292 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Pleasant also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.76% of its population below the federal poverty line.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, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
