Moving to Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Population: 8,751. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,767 (+0.2% change)
Males: 4,583 (52.4%), Females: 4,168 (47.6%)

Henry County

Zip code: 52641

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $35,558
Median house value: $81,700

Population by Race

Races in Mount Pleasant:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
• Black (3.2%)
• Other Asian (1.9%)
• Hispanic (1.8%)
• Two or more races (1.7%)
• Vietnamese (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.9%)
• Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (30.4%), Irish (14.0%), United States (10.5%), English (10.5%), Swedish (4.0%), Dutch (3.5%).

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 7.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Pleasant

• High school or higher: 84.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Pleasant city

• Never married: 27.7%
• Now married: 48.9%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 13.1%

3.0% Foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +709 (+8.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Mount Pleasant:

• HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (407 SOUTH WHITE ST)
• MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (1200 EAST WASHINGTON STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pleasant:

• WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WASHINGTON, IA)
• FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FORT MADISON, IA)
• GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; WEST BURLINGTON, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
• OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 62 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
• THE EASTERN IOWA (about 64 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI (about 5 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, IA; Abbreviation: MPZ)
• WASHINGTON MUNI (about 23 miles; WASHINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: AWG)
• FORT MADISON MUNI (about 28 miles; FORT MADISON, IA; Abbreviation: FSW)

Amtrak station:
MOUNT PLEASANT (418 N. ADAMS ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

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

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 48 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
• INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
• WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
• AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
• EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 78 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
• SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
• BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 82 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)

Schools

Public high school in Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 2104 S. GRAND AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 400 N ADAMS; Grades: 06 – 08)
• VAN ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 801 E HENRY; Grades: PK – 05)
• LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 501 S CORKHILL; Grades: KG – 05)
• HARLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 400 E. MADISON ST.; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Mount Pleasant:

• MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $300,815; Location: 200 N MAIN ST; 52,409 books; 956 audio materials; 885 video materials; 109 serial subscriptions)