James Island vs Mount Pleasant

A side-by-side comparison of James Island and Mount Pleasant: population, income, housing, and more.

James Island and Mount Pleasant are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Pleasant has the higher population (92,662 vs 11,738 in James Island). Mount Pleasant has the higher median household income ($121,364 vs $100,176 in James Island). Mount Pleasant has the higher median home value ($667,100 vs $454,200 in James Island).

Population, income & housing

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
Population	11,738	92,662
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$100,176	$121,364
Median home value	$454,200	$667,100
Median gross rent	$1,443	$2,026
Housing units	4,683	43,608
Homeownership rate	85.9%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.0%	66.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
Population	12,076 → 11,738 (-2.8%)	86,982 → 92,662 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$81,674 → $100,176 (+22.7%)	$103,232 → $121,364 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$300,600 → $454,200 (+51.1%)	$461,000 → $667,100 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,374 → $1,443 (+5.0%)	$1,629 → $2,026 (+24.4%)

James Island

Population

12,07611,738

Median household income

$81,674$100,176

Median home value

$300,600$454,200

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,443

Mount Pleasant

Population

86,98292,662

Median household income

$103,232$121,364

Median home value

$461,000$667,100

Median gross rent

$1,629$2,026

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
Under 5	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	3.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	21.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.0%
75 and over	8.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	90.3%
Black or African American	12.1%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
No high school diploma	6.1%	2.3%
High school graduate	21.7%	8.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	40.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
Drove alone	73.3%	69.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.1%	23.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
1-unit, detached	92.7%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	James Island	Mount Pleasant
Poverty rate	5.4%	5.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1971	2000