City in Titus County, Texas · 20.3 sq mi · 800 people per sq mi
About 16,000 people live in Mount Pleasant. The typical household earns $50,515, and the median resident is 30.1 years old.
2026 projection
From 16,114 in 2020
Poverty rate 18.26%
Men 27.5 · Women 34.1
1870–2026
16,259
2026 projection
0.9% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1870–2026
16,259
2026 projection
0.9% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 16,259 | +34 | 0.21% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,225 | -26 | 0.16% |
| 2024 | 16,251 | +179 | 1.11% |
| 2023 | 16,072 | +48 | 0.30% |
| 2022 | 16,024 | -93 | 0.58% |
| 2021 | 16,117 | +3 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 16,114 | +161 | 1.01% |
| 2019 | 15,953 | -41 | 0.26% |
| 2018 | 15,994 | +8 | 0.05% |
| 2017 | 15,986 | +65 | 0.41% |
Showing 10 of 30 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 161 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 5 residents
41% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 41% | 44% | 39% |
| Never married | 39% | 44% | 35% |
| Divorced | 10% | 8% | 12% |
| Widowed | 6% | 4% | 9% |
| Separated | 4% | 2% | 5% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau