Mount Pleasant is a city located in Charleston County South Carolina. Mount Pleasant has a 2023 population of 95,530. Mount Pleasant is currently growing at a rate of 1.68% annually and its population has increased by 5.13% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 90,871 in 2020.
The average household income in Mount Pleasant is $143,691 with a poverty rate of 5.65%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Mount Pleasant is 41.8 years, 40.2 years for males, and 43.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Mount Pleasant was:
2.96
Average Family Size
2.41
Average Household Size
72.3%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
93.82% of Mount Pleasant residents speak only English, while 6.18% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 3.46% of the population.
5.65%
Overall Poverty Rate
4.68%
Male Poverty Rate
6.57%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Mount Pleasant is Islander, with 100% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Mount Pleasant is White, with 5.81% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.87%. Among those working part-time, it was 7.32%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 11.45%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
61.0%
Overall Marriage Rate
62.5%
Male Marriage Rate
59.6%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
2.93%
Veteran Poverty Rate
18.65%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
66.9%
Labor Force Participation
64.3%
Employment Rate
3.3%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
33.27%
Born in Mount Pleasant
90.84%
Native Born
5.37%
Foreign Born
2.71%
Non Citizen
2.67%
Naturalized
90.84% of Mount Pleasant residents were born in the United States, with 33.27% having been born in South Carolina. 2.71% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Europe.