15.6% of Mount Pleasant, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 10.3% greater than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of Texas. 12.4% of high school graduates and 16.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 58.9%. For comparison, it was 34.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, TX
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
15.6%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
6.4%
Whole state:
6.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
24.1%
Texas:
20.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
17.4%
Texas:
17.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
58.9%
Residents above poverty level:
34.4%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, TX
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,TX (percentage below poverty level)
10.0%Under 5 years
26.0%5 years
19.0%6 to 11 years
21.6%12 to 14 years
28.1%15 years
7.0%16 and 17 years
11.8%18 to 24 years
13.3%25 to 34 years
9.2%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
12.2%55 to 64 years
14.3%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,TX (percentage below poverty level)
31.1%Under 5 years
12.9%5 years
17.6%6 to 11 years
29.3%12 to 14 years
35.8%15 years
27.3%16 and 17 years
10.5%18 to 24 years
14.4%25 to 34 years
22.6%35 to 44 years
15.1%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
25.1%65 to 74 years
13.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,TX (% below half of poverty level)
9.6%Under 6 years
7.8%6 to 11 years
5.8%12 to 17 years
4.8%18 to 24 years
8.4%25 to 34 years
6.8%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
5.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, TX
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, TX (%)
18.2%White
11.8%Black
43.8%American Indian
22.7%Asian
15.5%Other race
15.6%2+ races
14.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, TX (absolute numbers)
841White
276Black
41American Indian
59Asian
497Other race
6162+ races
1,280Hispanic
16.4%Below poverty level
83.6%Above poverty level
12.8%Below poverty level
87.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, TX
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Texas:
20.9%
State:
19.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
12.4%
Texas:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
16.9%
Texas:
23.8%
33.6%Married-couple family
7.4%Male, no wife present
59.0%Female, no husband present
2.2%Worked full-time, year-round
35.5%Worked part-time
62.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
9.3%One full-time, other part-time
27.3%One full-time, other didn't work
10.6%Both worked part-time
8.1%One part-time, other didn't work
44.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
4.5%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
13.6%1980 to 1989
17.1%1970 to 1979
26.0%1960 to 1969
18.1%1950 to 1959
11.4%1940 to 1949
2.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
5.4%1995 to 1998
6.2%1990 to 1994
17.5%1980 to 1989
21.3%1970 to 1979
17.5%1960 to 1969
16.1%1950 to 1959
8.8%1940 to 1949
5.1%1939 or earlier
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