Demographics of Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina

Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina had 95,469 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,225 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mount Pleasant town, in four figures

95,469
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 93,993 ±36.; +4.6%
Change since July 2020: +4,225 people.; 42.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $124,755 ±$7,852
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina's population grew 4.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	91,244	100.0	100.0
2021	92,945	101.9	100.2
2022	94,709	103.8	100.7
2023	95,549	104.7	101.6
2024	95,987	105.2	102.5
2025	95,469	104.6	103.1

Population of Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	91,244	—
2021	92,945	+1,701
2022	94,709	+1,764
2023	95,549	+840
2024	95,987	+438
2025	95,469	−518

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±1.1: for men 41.3 ±1.7 and for women 43.8 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mount Pleasant town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	5,520 ±617	5.9% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,920 ±1,156	16.9% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,675 ±591	3.9% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	25,371 ±1,565	27.0% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	26,232 ±1,335	27.9% ±1.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,275 ±1,132	18.4% ±1.2	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $124,755 ±$7,852, and income per person $73,202 ±$3,883, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mount Pleasant town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,621 ±647	9.1% ±1.6	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,022 ±941	10.1% ±2.3	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,208 ±848	13.1% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,411 ±453	8.6% ±1.1	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,543 ±968	18.9% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,813 ±567	12.1% ±1.4	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,266 ±698	28.2% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mount Pleasant town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	5,693 ±1,212	6.1% ±1.3	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,147 ±474	5.4% ±2.2	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,989 ±777	6.1% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,557 ±384	6.8% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mount Pleasant town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mount Pleasant town	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	44,376 ±910	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±1.1	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±2.6	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±2.9	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$748,500 ±$22,756	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,159 ±$118	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mount Pleasant town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,659 ±673	2.8% ±0.7	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	84,088 ±1,128	89.5% ±1.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,553 ±667	2.7% ±0.7	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,495 ±450	1.6% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	121 to 469	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,848 ±703	3.0% ±0.7	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mount Pleasant town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	30,808 ±1,943	32.8% ±2.1	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	57,590 ±2,037	61.3% ±2.2	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,200 ±315	1.3% ±0.3	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,395 ±813	4.7% ±0.9	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,335 ±511	2.5% ±0.5	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,060 ±631	2.2% ±0.7	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Mount Pleasant town among the places of South Carolina

4th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Mount Pleasant town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Charleston city	154,338 ±200
Columbia city	139,643 ±171
North Charleston city	119,913 ±119
Mount Pleasant town	93,993 ±36
Rock Hill city	75,259 ±94
Greenville city	72,935 ±52
Summerville town	51,654 ±63
Goose Creek city	48,078 ±61
Sumter city	43,053 ±52

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Reported crime in Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026