Mount Pleasant, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
93,993
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.6
0.467% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.1%
5.66% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$124,755
2.79% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$748,500
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
47,493
0.868% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mount Pleasant, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Mount Pleasant, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Pleasant, SC was $748,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Mount Pleasant, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Pleasant, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaCharleston County, SCCharleston-North Charleston, SCBerkeley (North & East) County--Moncks Corner City PUMA, SCBerkeley (South) County--Goose Creek &portions of Charleston Cities PUMA, SCCharleston (Northeast) County--Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Mount Pleasant, SC is home to a population of 94k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.55% of Mount Pleasant, SC residents were born outside of the country (4.28k people).

In 2024, there were 32.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.1k people) in Mount Pleasant, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.77k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Mount Pleasant, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Pleasant, SC was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pleasant, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    84.1k ± 1.13k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.55k ± 667
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.77k ± 562
2.83%
Hispanic Population
2.66k people

In 2024, there were 32.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (84.1k people) in Mount Pleasant, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.77k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.83% of the people in Mount Pleasant, SC are hispanic (2.66k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Pleasant, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.55%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.28k people
4.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.45k people

As of 2024, 4.55% of Mount Pleasant, SC residents (4.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Pleasant, SC was 4.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,025 ± 567
  2. Vietnam
    1,524 ± 324
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,094 ± 324

Mount Pleasant, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Pleasant, SC employs 47.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Pleasant, SC were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,345 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,635 people), and Educational Services (4,123 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($124,125), Wholesale Trade ($121,563), and Utilities ($120,390).

Employment

Occupations

47.5k
2024 Value
± 2,348
−0.868%
1 Year decline
± 7.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Pleasant, SC declined at a rate of −0.868%, from 47.9k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Pleasant, SC, are Management Occupations (8,261 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,854 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (4,409 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Pleasant, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

47.5k
2024 Value
± 2,348
−0.868%
1 Year decline
± 7.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Pleasant, SC declined at a rate of −0.868%, from 47.9k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Pleasant, SC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,345 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,635 people), and Educational Services (4,123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Pleasant, SC, though some of these residents may live in Mount Pleasant, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$91,174
Median earning men ± $8,146
$56,118
Median earning women ± $2,057

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($138,681), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($129,120), and Wholesale Trade ($119,291).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($136,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,232), and Public Administration ($75,109).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Pleasant, SC was $748,500 in 2024, which is 2.25 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $667,100 to $748,500, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Pleasant, SC is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Pleasant, SC have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Pleasant, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$748,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,756
$29,353
Median Property Taxes
±$1,583

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Pleasant, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Pleasant, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Mount Pleasant, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$124,755
Median Household Income
± $7,852
39.9k
Number of Households
± 1,994

In 2024, the median household income of the 39.9k households in Mount Pleasant, SC grew to $124,755 from the previous year's value of $121,364.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Pleasant, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.7%)
  3. Carpooled (5.21%)

In 2024, 66.3% of workers in Mount Pleasant, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Pleasant, SC have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.78% of the workforce in Mount Pleasant, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pleasant, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Pleasant, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Pleasant, SC (5.69k out of 93.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Pleasant, SC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96% of the population of Mount Pleasant, SC has health coverage, with 58.4% on employee plans, 3.21% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 2.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 42.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.04%
Uninsured
58.4%
Employer Coverage
3.21%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
19%
Non-Group
2.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Pleasant, SC declined by 2.96% from 4.17% to 4.04%.

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