Mount Pleasant

Population: 1,866
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $262,700

Mount Pleasant is a community in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, home to 1,866 residents. At $81,250, its median household income sits below Cabarrus County's $86,084.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population grew 6.2% from 1,757 to 1,866, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $193,900 to $262,700.

Owners occupy 78.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,866
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $262,700
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 888
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7571,866

Median household income

$69,519$81,250

Median home value

$193,900$262,700

Median gross rent

$868$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,757	$69,519	$193,900	$868
2020	2,007	$60,078	$179,400	$832
2021	1,981	$55,781	$184,100	$895
2022	1,776	$70,313	$238,900	$1,005
2023	1,866	$81,250	$262,700	$1,055

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	4.5%
5 to 17	363	19.5%
18 to 24	104	5.6%
25 to 34	222	11.9%
35 to 44	298	16.0%
45 to 54	220	11.8%
55 to 64	170	9.1%
65 to 74	188	10.1%
75 and over	217	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,600	85.7%
Black or African American	187	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.6%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	13.2%
High school graduate	331	25.2%
Some college or associate's	490	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	248	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	72	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	666	78.9%
Carpooled	37	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	120	14.2%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	124	17.1%
15 to 29 min	226	31.2%
30 to 44 min	241	33.3%
45 to 59 min	81	11.2%
60+ min	52	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 6.9% (126 of 1,823)

	Count	Share
Family households	492	72.8%
Nonfamily households	184	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	676	76.1%
Vacant	212	23.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	530	78.4%
Renter-occupied	146	21.6%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	642	72.3%
1-unit, attached	16	1.8%
2 to 4 units	101	11.4%
5 to 19 units	121	13.6%
20 or more units	3	0.3%
Mobile home & other	5	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3745140
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3943, -80.4318