Mount Pleasant

Population: 92,662
Median household income: $121,364
Median home value: $667,100

Mount Pleasant, a community in Charleston County, South Carolina, has 92,662 residents. The median household income of $121,364 is above the Charleston County median ($84,320).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population grew 6.5% from 86,982 to 92,662, while its median home value rose 44.7% from $461,000 to $667,100.

Owners occupy 73.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 92,662
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $121,364
Median home value: $667,100
Median gross rent: $2,026
Housing units: 43,608
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	86,982	$103,232	$461,000	$1,629
2020	89,410	$104,772	$472,900	$1,702
2021	88,900	$106,216	$499,600	$1,813
2022	90,945	$115,167	$608,600	$1,901
2023	92,662	$121,364	$667,100	$2,026

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,515	6.0%
5 to 17	15,406	16.6%
18 to 24	3,761	4.1%
25 to 34	11,393	12.3%
35 to 44	13,700	14.8%
45 to 54	14,127	15.2%
55 to 64	12,048	13.0%
65 to 74	10,181	11.0%
75 and over	6,531	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83,630	90.3%
Black or African American	2,647	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.0%
Asian	1,481	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	195	0.2%
Two or more races	1,988	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,672	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate8.7%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree40.7%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,596	2.3%
High school graduate	5,893	8.7%
Some college or associate's	15,505	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	27,652	40.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17,334	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home23.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,949	69.3%
Carpooled	2,723	5.7%
Public transit	150	0.3%
Walked	138	0.3%
Bicycle	167	0.4%
Worked from home	11,016	23.2%
Other means	404	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,348	22.9%
15 to 29 min	15,310	41.9%
30 to 44 min	8,811	24.1%
45 to 59 min	1,995	5.5%
60+ min	2,067	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 5.8% (5,317 of 92,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,001	64.0%
Nonfamily households	14,078	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,079	89.6%
Vacant	4,529	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,790	73.7%
Renter-occupied	10,289	26.3%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,131	64.5%
1-unit, attached	4,943	11.3%
2 to 4 units	1,400	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3,687	8.5%
20 or more units	5,119	11.7%
Mobile home & other	328	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4548535
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 50 sq mi
Water area: 8.7 sq mi
Center point: 32.8084, -79.8650