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Cabarrus County

Population in July 2007: 1,554.
Males: 728  (46.9%)
Females: 826  (53.1%)
Median resident age:  37.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28124.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,100 (it was $48,207 in 2000)
Mount Pleasant  $53,100
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $166,800 (it was $130,200 in 2000)
Mount Pleasant  $166,800
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Mount Pleasant:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Black (5.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Pleasant: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.1%), United States (18.0%), English (12.3%), Irish (10.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Scottish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 1112 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Pleasant

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Pleasant town

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 63.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Pleasant to the number of sex offenders is 389 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mount Pleasant:  0.8% ($1,080)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Concord, NC (11.3 miles , pop. 55,977).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (30.3 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (482.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Township 6, Rimertown, NC (4.4 miles ), Locust, NC (9.5 miles ), Rockwell, NC (10.5 miles ), Concord, NC (11.3 miles ), Stanfield, NC (11.8 miles ), Faith, NC (12.8 miles ), Richfield, NC (13.2 miles ), Kannapolis, NC (13.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.40 N, Longitude: 80.44 W


51 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 704

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Mount Pleasant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Mount Pleasant town center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pleasant:
  • NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CONCORD, NC)
  • STANLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC)
  • ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; SALISBURY, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pleasant:
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 38 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 53 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pleasant:
  • BEAR CREEK (about 6 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, NC; ID: N44)
  • ROWAN COUNTY (about 17 miles; SALISBURY, NC; ID: RUQ)
  • CONCORD REGIONAL (about 19 miles; CONCORD, NC; ID: JQF)

Amtrak stations near Mount Pleasant:
  • 15 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 19 miles: SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Pleasant:
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 22 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
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Hotel: Carolina Country Inn (8514 Highway 49 North).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Mount Pleasant compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mount Pleasant (2007 data):
  • First Bank: Mount Pleasant Branch at 8252 Highway 49 North, branch established on 2002-10-10. Info updated 2007-01-25: Bank assets: $2,136.8 mil, Deposits: $1,699.7 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 67 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
  • First Charter Bank: Mount Pleasant Branch at 8320 West Franklin Street, branch established on 1949-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,397.3 mil, Deposits: $2,971.3 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 62 total offices, Holding Company: First Charter Corporation
  • Cabarrus Bank & Trust Company: Mount Pleasant Branch at 1490 South Main Street, branch established on 2002-12-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $77.9 mil, Deposits: $71.1 mil, headquarters in Concord, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Uwharrie Capital Corp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 4$8,681$26,0430$0
Financial Administration 2$5,638$33,8280$0
Other and Unallocable 3$5,071$20,2843$200
Totals for Government 9$19,390$25,8533$200



Mount Pleasant government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $531,000
    All Other: $146,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $333,000
    Liquor Stores: $247,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    Water Utilities: $143,000
    Police Protection: $106,000
    Regular Highways: $104,000
    Fire Protection: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $265,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $237,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $68,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $926,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $363,000
    Water Utilities: $228,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000
    Highways: $47,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $407,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $275,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

10.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.31%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($144 average AGI)
Cabarrus County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, NC  2.87% ($49,810 average AGI)
from Rowan County, NC  1.16% ($31,847)
from Stanly County, NC  0.34% ($32,438)


7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,252 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.49%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($88 average AGI)
Cabarrus County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  2.07% ($39,797 average AGI)
to Rowan County, NC  1.21% ($31,854)
to Stanly County, NC  0.31% ($33,423)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Pleasant:
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WRKB (1460 AM; 2 kW; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: FORD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WEGO (1410 AM; 1 kW; CONCORD, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Pleasant:
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WABZ-FM (100.9 FM; ALBEMARLE, NC; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WRCM (91.9 FM; WINGATE, NC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE BROADCASTING CO)
  • WCHH (92.7 FM; HARRISBURG, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Pleasant:
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)




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