Mount Pleasant, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Pleasant	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$37,199	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$77,453	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,876	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,733	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$43,737	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,888	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Pleasant is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mount Pleasant is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Pleasant is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Pleasant is 9% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,630 $77,453 $154,906

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Mount Pleasant median earnings by income bracket

Mount Pleasant employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	9.5%
Manufacturing sector	36.6%	36.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	11.5%
Other	17.1%	17.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westwood, IA	72	$144,883	78.1%
Houghton, IA	108	$134,047	64.8%
Lockridge, IA	781	$129,158	58.8%
Olds, IA	169	$102,524	26.1%
Middletown, IA	459	$97,406	19.8%
Mount Pleasant, IA	8,795	$77,453	4.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harrisburg, IL	8,793	$51,113	37.2%
Harrodsburg, KY	8,799	$62,323	23.4%
Lake of the Woods, VA	8,800	$123,315	51.6%
Nanaimo F, BC	8,789	n/a
Hailey, ID	8,788	$80,556	1.0%
Mount Pleasant, IA	8,795	$77,453	4.8%

Source: The Mount Pleasant, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.