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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Town in Charleston County, South Carolina · ZIP 29429, 29464, 29466

  • Charleston County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 15 public schools
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  • 95,604 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 39,079Households
  • $121,364Median household income
  • $667,100Median home value
  • 15Public schools
  • 3ZIP codes

About Mount Pleasant

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Population, 2000 to 2020+90.7%
40k60k80k100k2000: 47,60920002010: 67,84320102020: 90,801202047,60990,801
Population of Mount Pleasant at each census
CensusPopulation
200047,609
201067,843
202090,801

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Mount Pleasant
Under $50k19.7%
$50k to $100k22.1%
$100k to $150k18.8%
$150k to $200k12.5%
$200k and over27%

Median household income $121,364 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Mount Pleasant
Owner occupied
28,790 units
Renter occupied
10,289 units
Vacancy rate
10.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Mount Pleasant compared with its county and state
Mount Pleasant compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureMount PleasantCharleston CountySouth Carolina
Population92,662414,7115,212,774
Median household income$121,364$84,320$66,818
Median age42.839.040.1
Median home value$667,100$450,800$236,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher66.2%49.0%31.5%
Foreign-born residents4.9%6.5%5.6%
Owner-occupied homes73.7%63.5%71.4%
Mean commute to work25.2 minutes24.9 minutes25.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 45, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Mount Pleasant15
Public schools in Mount Pleasant, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Belle Hall ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Carolina Park ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Charles Pinckney ElementaryPublic3–5Charleston 01
East Cooper Montessori CharterCharterPre-K–8Charleston 01
James B. Edwards ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Jennie Moore ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Laurel Hill PrimaryPublicPre-K–2Charleston 01
Mamie P. Whitesides ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Mt. Pleasant AcademyPublicPre-K–5Charleston 01
Laing MiddlePublic6–8Charleston 01
Moultrie MiddlePublic6–8Charleston 01
Thomas C. Cario MiddlePublic6–8Charleston 01
East Cooper Center for Advanced StudiesCareer and technical9–12Charleston 01
Lucy Garrett Beckham HighPublic9–12Charleston 01
Wando HighPublic9–12Charleston 01

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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