12.1% of Mount Pleasant, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 2.5% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 10.7% of high school graduates and 27.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 20.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 17.9%. For comparison, it was 10.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
12.1%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
20.6%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 17.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
33.5%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
17.9%
Residents above poverty level:
10.4%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,PA (percentage below poverty level)
8.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
58.6%18 to 24 years
13.2%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
5.0%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
17.1%65 to 74 years
8.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,PA (percentage below poverty level)
43.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
12.1%6 to 11 years
6.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
11.6%18 to 24 years
17.3%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
9.1%45 to 54 years
12.9%55 to 64 years
7.5%65 to 74 years
23.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,PA (% below half of poverty level)
18.9%Under 6 years
4.9%6 to 11 years
2.9%12 to 17 years
9.4%18 to 24 years
10.3%25 to 34 years
3.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
0.2%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, PA (%)
12.0%White
10.3%Black
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, PA (absolute numbers)
476White
7Black
11.3%Below poverty level
88.7%Above poverty level
70.7%Below poverty level
29.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, PA
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania:
11.4%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
10.7%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
27.8%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
30.8%Married-couple family
39.7%Male, no wife present
29.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.4%Worked part-time
77.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
28.6%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
9.5%One part-time, other didn't work
61.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
10.3%1960 to 1969
10.3%1950 to 1959
29.3%1940 to 1949
50.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.4%1995 to 1998
0.8%1990 to 1994
1.8%1980 to 1989
8.0%1970 to 1979
10.9%1960 to 1969
20.4%1950 to 1959
13.6%1940 to 1949
43.0%1939 or earlier
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