Mount Pleasant, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 401. Estimated population in July 2024: 407 (+1.5% change)
Males: 192 (47.9%), Females: 209 (52.1%)

Zip code: 72561

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $21,875
Median house value: $46,800

Population by Race

Races in Mount Pleasant:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
• Hispanic (1.5%)

Ancestries: United States (34.2%), Irish (9.7%), German (7.5%), English (3.0%), Dutch (1.5%).

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Pleasant

• High school or higher: 72.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 8.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Pleasant town

• Never married: 14.9%
• Now married: 62.3%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 10.3%
• Divorced: 11.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pleasant:

• WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; BATESVILLE, AR)
• STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR)
• EASTERN OZARKS REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 27 miles; CHEROKEE VILLAGE, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 79 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 93 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
• WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 124 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• MELBOURNE MUNI – JOHN E MILLER FIELD (about 7 miles; MELBOURNE, AR; Abbreviation: 42A)
• HORSESHOE BEND (about 17 miles; HORSESHOE BEND, AR; Abbreviation: 6M2)
• BATESVILLE REGIONAL (about 21 miles; BATESVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: BVX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 62 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 73 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 77 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 95 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 119 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)

Schools

Public high school in Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: ONE BLUEBIRD LANE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: ONE BLUEBIRD LANE; Grades: KG – 06)