Mount Pleasant is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 27,597 people and six associated neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 28th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Pleasant is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Pleasant is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Pleasant who work in office and administrative support (13.12%), management occupations (12.66%), and sales jobs (7.72%). Also of interest is that Mount Pleasant has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Mount Pleasant telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Mount Pleasant is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.09% of adults in Mount Pleasant have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $45,359, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,436 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Pleasant is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mount Pleasant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Pleasant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Pleasant also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.33% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
