COMPARING TWO PLACES
Denmark vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Denmark, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Denmark is 26% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant earns more, with a median household income $24,369 higher. Mount Pleasant has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -10%).
DENMARKMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0594,108−26% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density7834,104−3,321
Population growth-9.9%-4.7%−5.3 pts
Median age29.151.0−21.9
Male50.5%45.3%+5.2 pts
Female49.5%54.7%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born3.3%1.1%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic11.9%98.4%−86.5 pts
Black82.4%0.0%+82.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%0.3%+1.5 pts
Asian2.1%0.1%+2.0 pts
Other1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$27,451$51,820−$24,369
Per capita income$18,212$32,677−$14,465
Poverty rate35.1%11.1%+24.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.418+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%17.7%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree4.4%4.8%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate20.4%1.3%+19.1 pts
Labor force participation49.9%55.1%−5.2 pts
Median home value$63,900$143,000−$79,100
Median gross rent$806$721+$85
Owner-occupied44.5%65.8%−21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.6%8.9%+29.7 pts
Rent-burdened households67.8%25.8%+42.0 pts
Average commute17.728.1−10.4
Worked from home3.3%11.0%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.1%+0.8 pts
Uninsured16.8%1.6%+15.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025