Mount Pleasant.
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South Carolina·Charleston County
16 tracts·71K people·$749K median·1,437/mi²
White 89 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 56 · Living alone 30 · Other 14
Professional 29 · Retail 23 · Health 19 · Leisure 17 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 20 · Service 10 · Construction · maintenance 5 · Production · transport 4
Drive alone 66 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 10 · Walk 0 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mount Pleasant is $748,500 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Mount Pleasant has 93,993 residents across 12 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.6; the population is 89.5% White, 3.0% Multiracial, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Black, 1.6% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 68.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.1% (Census ACS).
Belle Hall Elementary (92%), Mt. Pleasant Academy (87%) and Charles Pinckney Elementary (85%) lead the elementary schools; Thomas C. Cario Middle (82%), Moultrie Middle (79%) and Laing Middle (76%) lead the middle schools; Wando High (80%) and Lucy Garrett Beckham High (79%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,159/month, 37% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mount Pleasant is $124,755 a year, 45% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Mount Pleasant, median rent is $2,159/month and the median home value is $748,500 (Census ACS).
Mount Pleasant reported 1.4 violent crimes and 13.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 122 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mount Pleasant are earthquake (94), ice storm (87) and wildfire (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.89g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mount Pleasant, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).