Mount Pleasant is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,689 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 379th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Mount Pleasant was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Pleasant is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Pleasant is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Pleasant who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.12%), sales jobs (8.64%), and food service (7.08%).

Quite a few people in Mount Pleasant, even though it's not a big borough, are dependant on public transportation, primarily using the bus for their daily commute.

Mount Pleasant Information and Demographics

The citizens of Mount Pleasant are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.45% of adults in Mount Pleasant have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2000 was $16,517, 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 $66,068 for a family of four.

The people who call Mount Pleasant home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mount Pleasant is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, Italian, Polish, Irish, Slovak, English, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English.