Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Pleasant spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Mount Pleasant’s city government spent $7.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $774 per resident. Water and other utilities ($24.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Pleasant is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$949 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Mount Pleasant’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($949 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,177, and the middle half spent $1,030–$1,402. Mount Pleasant spent less than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.3 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Pleasant itself left out).
About $774 per resident a year, or $2.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mount Pleasant reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $949 · 2023: $914 · 2024: $774. Per resident it went from $949 to $774 (down 18%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 8,508 to 9,132.
full-time in March 2025, down from 72 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,721 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.69% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mount Pleasant’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Mount Pleasant’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Pleasant →
Who’s in charge in Mount Pleasant
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mount Pleasant’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmountpleasantiowa.org/citysite/default.aspx ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 129 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,132).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Mount Pleasant Community School District
Mount Pleasant’s K–12 school district, shared with Rome, Salem, Westwood. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,305 per pupil, $8,255 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mount Pleasant’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Pleasant alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.3%6,439 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.3%2,995 votesOthers: 1.5% (140 votes).
Most votes in Henry County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Mount Pleasant lies in Henry County. Every 2024 race in Henry County is on the county’s page.
Henry County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mount Pleasant.
- 1Your cityMayor & council
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Mount Pleasant’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Pleasant’s government
How much does Mount Pleasant spend per resident?
About $774 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $949 was less than 86% of 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Pleasant?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,721 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmountpleasantiowa.org/citysite/default.aspx.
Who runs Mount Pleasant’s government?
See cityofmountpleasantiowa.org/citysite/default.aspx for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Pleasant yet.
How did Mount Pleasant vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mount Pleasant alone. Henry County, where 100% of Mount Pleasant lies, voted Trump 67.3%, Harris 31.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Pleasant?
71 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $438,372 (about $5.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Pleasant in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Adrian Dickey) and State House District 87 (Jeff Shipley). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →