7.1% of Mount Pleasant, WI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 50.7% less than the poverty level of 10.7% across the entire state of Wisconsin. 5.1% of high school graduates and 18.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 12.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 52.0%. For comparison, it was 14.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, WI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
7.1%
Whole state:
10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
2.5%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
12.4%
Wisconsin:
19.8%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 12.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
22.6%
Wisconsin:
23.1%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
52.0%
Residents above poverty level:
14.4%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, WI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,WI (percentage below poverty level)
5.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.0%6 to 11 years
3.6%12 to 14 years
5.9%15 years
2.2%16 and 17 years
6.1%18 to 24 years
5.3%25 to 34 years
1.3%35 to 44 years
2.9%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
3.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,WI (percentage below poverty level)
20.5%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
4.5%6 to 11 years
5.6%12 to 14 years
15.4%15 years
6.6%16 and 17 years
10.9%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
5.9%35 to 44 years
6.8%45 to 54 years
1.5%55 to 64 years
10.1%65 to 74 years
16.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,WI (% below half of poverty level)
6.3%Under 6 years
3.3%6 to 11 years
1.6%12 to 17 years
1.3%18 to 24 years
4.0%25 to 34 years
1.8%35 to 44 years
0.1%45 to 54 years
1.6%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, WI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, WI (%)
4.4%White
19.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
2.9%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
9.2%Other race
14.2%2+ races
11.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, WI (absolute numbers)
849White
436Black
0American Indian
22Asian
0Native Hawaiian
61Other race
4112+ races
408Hispanic
4.4%Below poverty level
95.6%Above poverty level
17.0%Below poverty level
83.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, WI
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin:
4.2%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
5.1%
Wisconsin:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
18.3%
Wisconsin:
22.9%
44.7%Married-couple family
2.6%Male, no wife present
52.6%Female, no husband present
0.6%Worked full-time, year-round
30.0%Worked part-time
69.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
26.3%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
73.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
9.8%1999 to 2000
27.2%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
2.2%1980 to 1989
8.7%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
17.4%1950 to 1959
16.3%1940 to 1949
13.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
7.6%1995 to 1998
12.6%1990 to 1994
14.0%1980 to 1989
20.0%1970 to 1979
16.6%1960 to 1969
12.3%1950 to 1959
6.6%1940 to 1949
8.7%1939 or earlier
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