Mount Pleasant, Arkansas

Mount Pleasant: Town in Izard County, Arkansas

About

Mount Pleasant is a town located in the county of Ashley in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population at the 2010 census was 414. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 415 inhabitants.

Quick Facts about Mount Pleasant

Population : 415 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Arkansas (United States)
County : Ashley County
Postal code : 72561
Phone Area Codes : 870
Water as percent of area : 0.43%
Land as percent of area : 99.57%
Altitude : 614 feet / 187 meters
Time Zone : Central Time Zone
Local time : 01:57:46 (29th March 2024)
Population growth : 0.24% (2010-2020)

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located at 33°14'54"N 91°36'54"W (33.2484500, -91.6151200).

Mount Pleasant map

Demographics

The population of Mount Pleasant increased by 0.24% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 414 - census
2011 420 1.43% estimation process
2012 419 -0.24% estimation process
2013 414 -1.21% estimation process
2014 413 -0.24% estimation process
2015 409 -0.98% estimation process
2016 410 0.24% estimation process
2017 415 1.2% estimation process
2018 414 -0.24% estimation process
2019 415 0.24% estimation process
2020 415 0% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 55,135
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 49,092
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : 12.3%
April 1, 2020 Population : 56,374
April 1, 2010 Population : 49,084
People under 5 years old, percentage : 6.3%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 24.6%
People over 65 (%) : 14.3%
Female persons, % : 50.1%
White only, percent : 78.4%
Black or African American alone, percent : 8.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.2%
Asians alone % : 6.0%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.0%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 4.1%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 6.4%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 75.3%
2015-2019 Veterans : 2,694
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 11.9%
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 77.8%

Mount Pleasant zip code is 72561. County name: Izard, County fips: 05065

Economic Facts

Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 77.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $258,000
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $1,693
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $598
2015-2019 median gross rent : $1,353
2015-2019 Households : 19,976
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 2.63
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 86.3%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 14.8%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 94.6%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 90.7%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 45.0%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 5.7%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 5.2%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 73.0%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 67.4%
Total sales of lodging and food services in 2012 ($1,000) : 80,244
Total receipts/revenue for health care and social assistance in 2012 ($1,000) : 162,275
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 924,707
2012 total retail sales per capita : $18,502
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 25.4
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $89,251
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $42,044
Percentage of people living in poverty : 5.4%
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 4,544
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 2,300
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,612
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 549
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 3,804
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 419
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 3,951
2010 population per square mile : 2,911.0
2010 land area in square miles : 16.86

Schools in Mount Pleasant

College & universities near Mount Pleasant, AR

Code Name City ZIP
106485 University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello (AR) 71656

Post offices near Mount Pleasant

Post Office Name City ZIP
Portland Post Office Portland (AR) 71663

Other places with the same name (18)

Other cities in Ashley County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Ashley County , AR.

City Name Population Title
Crossett 4,701 City in Arkansas, USA
North Crossett 3,119 Census designated place
Hamburg 2,545 City in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States
West Crossett 1,256 Census-designated place in Ashley County, Arkansas
Sulphur Springs 531 City in Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Wilmot 483 City in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States
Portland 382 City in Arkansas, USA
Montrose 298 City in Arkansas, USA
Parkdale 250 City in Arkansas, USA
Fountain Hill 157 Human settlement in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States of America