Mount Pleasant, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Pleasant	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$30,920	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$59,835	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,975	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,186	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$18,880	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$11,021	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.4%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Pleasant is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mount Pleasant is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Pleasant is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Pleasant is 121% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,886 $59,835 $119,670

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Mount Pleasant employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	7.4%	7.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	26.2%	26.2%
Other	37.2%	37.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Isabella, MI	1,731	$106,998	31.6%
Beal City, MI	266	$86,560	6.4%
Shepherd, MI	1,408	$84,179	3.5%
Breckenridge, MI	1,472	$70,478	13.3%
Loomis, MI	184	$69,966	14.0%
Mount Pleasant, MI	26,060	$59,835	26.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Amherstburg, ON	26,060	n/a
Salem, VA	26,071	$95,075	16.9%
Suitland, MD	26,078	$92,483	13.7%
Watertown, NY	26,084	$61,970	23.8%
Riverside, OH	26,033	$70,829	12.9%
Mount Pleasant, MI	26,060	$59,835	26.4%

Source: The Mount Pleasant, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.