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Mount Pleasant

South Carolina · 95,469 residents (2025 est.) · 49.7 sq mi
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Mount Pleasant is home to 93,993 people in South Carolina. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 46,384 people. That is roughly 80% ahead of the South Carolina median. The typical home is worth $748,500, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 128%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
93,993
+97%since 2000
from 47,609 in 2000
95,469 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,893 / sq mi
+48%since 2009
from 1,281 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.6
+19%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
49.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K43K62K81K100K19902000201020202024Mount Pleasant
202494K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(5,520)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(5,575)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(6,675)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(4,497)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243%(2,848)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.3%(11,548)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.7%(13,823)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415%(14,136)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(12,096)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(10,142)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(5,172)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(1,961)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$124,755
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,054 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$73,202
+137%since 2000
from $30,823 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.8%
+16.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.486
+8%since 2010
from 0.450 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services9.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Information7.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical2.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$748,500
+128%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $180,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,159
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $838 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 74.0% in 2000
26.4% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.34 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.5%
−9.7 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.0%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.0
+30%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.3%(42,515)
Black7.2%(3,445)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(635)
Asian1.2%(552)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic89.5%(84,088)
Black2.7%(2,553)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(2,659)
Asian1.6%(1,495)
Other3.4%(3,198)
Diversity Score
25
+27%since 2009
from 19 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1%(959)
Cuban0.5%(478)
Puerto Rican0.3%(290)
Spaniard0.2%(199)
Peruvian0.1%(89)
Argentine0.1%(86)
Venezuelan0.1%(75)
Colombian0.1%(68)
Dominican0%(24)
Bolivian0%(16)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(512)
Chinese0.4%(384)
Vietnamese0.2%(180)
Japanese0.1%(116)
Pakistani0.1%(96)
Filipino0.1%(92)
Laotian0.1%(47)
Korean0%(39)
Taiwanese0%(37)
Uzbek0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(58)
Ancestry
English25.4%(23,913)
German15.5%(14,537)
Irish14.1%(13,228)
American9.4%(8,807)
Italian8%(7,553)
Scottish3.1%(2,911)
Polish2.5%(2,359)
French2.3%(2,193)
Scotch-Irish2%(1,914)
Swedish0.8%(798)
British0.8%(716)
Norwegian0.7%(688)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.6%(556)
Russian0.6%(544)
Greek0.6%(532)
Dutch0.5%(503)
Welsh0.5%(463)
Hungarian0.4%(352)
Ukrainian0.3%(293)
Portuguese0.3%(282)
Austrian0.3%(274)
Turkish0.3%(266)
Armenian0.3%(247)
Slovak0.3%(245)
Arab0.3%(244)
Swiss0.2%(231)
Croatian0.2%(212)
Brazilian0.2%(205)
Lebanese0.2%(198)
Danish0.2%(192)
Lithuanian0.2%(187)
Canadian0.1%(111)
Belgian0.1%(86)
Finnish0.1%(81)
Serbian0.1%(73)
Romanian0.1%(48)
Slovene0%(40)
Israeli0%(27)
Syrian0%(25)
Nigerian0%(17)
Latvian0%(14)
Iranian0%(5)
Kenyan0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
68.4%
+15.8 ptssince 2000
from 52.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 94.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
27.2%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 18.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+84%since 2000
from 13.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.3%
−17.7 ptssince 2009
from 84.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
26.7%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 5.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.7%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 70.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
60.4%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
Foreign born
4.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.6%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 7.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 8.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
83.9%
−5.9 ptssince 2017
from 89.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 94.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 2.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.6%(9,750)
Married63.4%(23,272)
Widowed3%(1,110)
Divorced7%(2,557)
Women 15+
Never married20.7%(8,189)
Married59.9%(23,662)
Widowed7.1%(2,819)
Divorced12.3%(4,864)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 8.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 5.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 87.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 21.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.7%(2,025)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.4%(2,008)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(1,854)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(350)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(28)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,522 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has about 93,993 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?

The typical household in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina earns about $124,755 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Mount Pleasant, South Carolina expensive?

In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $748,500, and the typical rent is about $2,159 a month.

How educated are people in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?

About 68.4% of adults age 25 and over in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?

About 6.1% of people in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Mount Pleasant, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 63,885 residents, a change of about 212 percent over that period.

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