Mount Pleasant

Population & Demographics

Mount Pleasant, SC

Mount Pleasant is home to 93,993 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 42,626 resident workers commute each day.

South CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
93,993
people
Population

93,993 residents

Median age 42.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mount Pleasant population & demographics

Who lives in Mount Pleasant — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
93,993
Median age
42.6yrs
Median household income
$124,755
Median home value
$748,500
Median gross rent
$2,159/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
68.4%
Poverty rate
6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mount Pleasant

How Mount Pleasant breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White89.5%
Two or more races3.0%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Black2.7%
Asian1.6%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Mount Pleasant

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mount Pleasant.

Mount Pleasant at a glance
Employed Residents
42,626
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
27.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Charleston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mount Pleasant proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mount Pleasant commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

57
Commute Score

57 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mount Pleasant

42,626 commutes, one dot at a time

Mount Pleasant

Where 42,626 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mount Pleasant, by worker count.

1Mount Pleasant0.0 mi11,867
2Charleston9.5 mi11,559
3North Charleston12.2 mi5,904
4Columbia105.7 mi846
5Isle of Palms4.7 mi595
6Summerville23.5 mi493
7Greenville201.2 mi447
8Goose Creek16.0 mi360

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mount Pleasant.

1Mount Pleasant0.0 mi11,867
2Charleston9.5 mi6,603
3North Charleston12.2 mi3,327
4Goose Creek16.0 mi1,187
5Summerville23.5 mi1,008
6Hanahan11.6 mi721
7James Island9.6 mi538
8Ladson19.9 mi309

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mount Pleasant’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services14.1%
RTRetail Trade13.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.8%
FIFinance and Insurance6.5%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.3%
EDEducational Services4.2%
PAPublic Administration3.9%
INInformation3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Mount Pleasant

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Mount Pleasant

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