MOUNT PLEASANT, SC

A total of 89.4k people lived in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in 2020, with a median age of 40.8 and a typical household income of $104,772. The population of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina increased by 2.79% from 86,982 to 89,410 between 2019 and 2020, and its median household income increased by 1.49% from $103,232 to $104,772.

White (non-Hispanic) (89.6%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (3.98%), Two+ (non-Hispanic) (1.93%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.83%), and White (Hispanic) (1.78%) make up Mount Pleasant, South Carolina's top 5 ethnic groupings.

In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, none of the households reported that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

Americans make up 97.6% of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, residents.

In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the typical home value was $472,900 and the homeownership rate was 71.8% in 2020. The majority of residents in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina commuted alone by car, taking 24 minutes on average. In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per family.

Diversity

89.4k people call Mount Pleasant, South Carolina home, and 97.6% of them are citizens. 5.22 percent of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina citizens were foreign-born as of the year 2020. (4.67k people).

White (non-Hispanic) citizens made up 80.1k of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina's residents in 2020, which is 22.5 times higher than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 3.56k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.72k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

White (non-Hispanic) citizens made up 80.1k of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina's residents in 2020, which is 22.5 times higher than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 3.56k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.72k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) inhabitants.

Hispanics make up 2.46% of the population of Mount Pleasant, SC (2.2k people).

Population Born Abroad

5.22% of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina citizens (4.67k persons) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Foreign-born residents made up 5.18% of the population of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina in 2019, a growing percentage.

by Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in 2020 was 40.8. Citizens who were born in the country had a median age of 40, which was typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 50. But the age of the population is rising in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The average age of all residents of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in 2019 was 41.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 62,463 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2020, followed by India with 16,261 and Honduras with 12,981 of these residents.

Citizenship

97.6% of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, people were US citizens as of 2020, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina had 97.1% US citizens as of 2019, which indicates that the rate of citizenship has been rising.

Veterans

1.04 times more military soldiers from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, served in the Vietnam War than in any other combat.

Economy

In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the average household makes $104,772. Census Tract 46.13 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $240,027, followed by Census Tracts 46.10 and 46.14 with values of $107,381 and $102,241, respectively.

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $137 times greater than that of women, who earn $45,267 on average. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.462, which is lower than the US average.

In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the economy employs 47.3k people. Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (6,973 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,146 people), and Retail Trade (4,564 people) employ the most people in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and Finance & Insurance ($120,366), Utilities ($100,900), and Manufacturing ($99,222) pay the highest wages.