Population 7,861 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Pleasant
Household size in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.58 | 2.60 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.71 | 2.68 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.68 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.85 | 2.62 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.27 | +0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Mount Pleasant average 2.85 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Household size has climbed from 2.58 in 2006–10, even as the national average fell. Mount Pleasant has larger households than the great majority of North Carolina cities.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.4 | 36.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.9 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.1 | 38.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.9 | 38.8 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.4 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
At 40.9, the median age in Mount Pleasant is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in the Charlotte area overall, where the median age is 38.8. Since 2006–10, the median age has edged down from 41.4, even as the national median rose.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.9% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.0% of households in Mount Pleasant, well below the national share of 11.6%. Mount Pleasant has a lower share of single-parent households than at least four in five North Carolina cities.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mount Pleasant
Renters in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.3% | 30.9% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.7% | 33.4% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 34.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 34.1% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.9 pts | +3.2 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Mount Pleasant is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 40.8% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally. The renter share has fallen 3.9 points since 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.9% | 10.0% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.1% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 8.3% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | −2.1 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Mount Pleasant is close to the national rate: 10.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in the wider Charlotte area (8.3%). Since 2006–10, vacancy has edged up 1.0 points, even as the national rate fell.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1989 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1994 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Mount Pleasant is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in the Charlotte area overall, where the median home dates to 1994. Newer construction is concentrated in the south, while the east has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $828 | $875 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $766 | $966 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $862 | $1,127 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,159 | $1,552 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$331 | +$678 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Mount Pleasant runs $1,159 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent has climbed $331 a month since 2006–10, up 40%, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 21.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mount Pleasant
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 30.6% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.8% | 32.4% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.2% | 35.9% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 26.8% | 40.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.0 pts | +10.0 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than a quarter of adults 25 and older in Mount Pleasant (26.8%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 11.0 points, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the south and least in the east.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.2% | 85.8% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.8% | 87.3% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.4% | 89.2% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.3% | 90.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | +4.8 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Mount Pleasant have finished high school as nationally: 90.3%, against 89.3%. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 4.1 points, in line with the national trend.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mount Pleasant
| Period | Mount Pleasant | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.7 pts | −4.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Mount Pleasant than nationally: unemployment was 4.3%, against 5.4%. Unemployment is down 2.7 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mount Pleasant compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 2.85 | 40.9 | 7.0% | 13.5% | 10.6% | 1985 | $1,159 | 26.8% | 90.3% | 4.3% |
| Finger | 2.65 | 40.9 | 12.0% | 15.6% | 8.2% | 1982 | $808 | 19.7% | 88.0% | 1.7% |
| Georgeville | 2.22 | 57.1 | 6.2% | 27.1% | 2.3% | 1987 | $809 | 21.3% | 91.5% | 4.5% |
| Millingport | 2.63 | 40.6 | 12.6% | 15.5% | 7.9% | 1983 | $772 | 20.2% | 88.4% | 1.7% |
| Bloomington | 2.20 | 45.3 | 2.0% | 12.6% | 4.6% | 1978 | $885 | 16.8% | 88.0% | 2.1% |
| Rimer | 2.71 | 59.9 | 12.2% | 16.2% | 9.2% | 1981 | $1,207 | 14.3% | 97.5% | 0.0% |
| Locust | 2.59 | 45.5 | 8.8% | 12.3% | 5.1% | 1996 | $862 | 23.9% | 85.1% | 2.9% |
| Misenheimer | 2.09 | 26.4 | 3.0% | 18.2% | 15.7% | 1967 | $961 | 17.6% | 78.3% | 2.1% |
| Red Cross | 2.83 | 37.6 | 15.2% | 11.0% | 3.8% | 1991 | $748 | 21.3% | 88.9% | 1.2% |
| Flows Store | 3.26 | 39.1 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 2005 | $1,619 | 46.8% | 97.4% | 3.5% |
| Frog Pond | 2.14 | 48.6 | 12.8% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 1979 | $1,106 | 28.2% | 96.0% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mount Pleasant. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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