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Total population: 65,472 (Urban population: 62,685, Rural population: 2,787 (all nonfarm))

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,129 (18,906 occupied: 13,982 owner occupied, 4,924 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

Housing density: 481 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,014 (lower quartile is $893, upper quartile is $1,224)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,188

Median gross rent in Mount Pleasant, SC in 2007: $1,109

Housing units in Mount Pleasant with a mortgage: 10,816 (1,295 second mortgage, 1,895 home equity loan, 102 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,884

Mount Pleasant,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $373,458 (it was $180,000 in 2000)

Mount Pleasant:	$373,458
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $260,371 - $535,477

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $464,082
Here: $464,082
State: $214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,498
Here: $199,498
State: $195,928

In 2-unit structures: $171,776
Here: $171,776
State: $168,372

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,549
Here: $181,549
State: $191,807

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,331
Here: $268,331
State: $198,924

Mobile homes: $106,742
Here: $106,742
State: $45,713

Household type by relationship

Households: 46,724

In family households: 38,886 (9,842 male householders, 3,056 female householders)
11,155 spouses, 13,427 children (12,519 natural, 420 adopted, 488 stepchildren), 319 grandchildren, 157 brothers or sisters, 210 parents, 294 other relatives, 426 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,838 (2,343 male householders (1,541 living alone)), 3,670 female householders (2,928 living alone)), 1,825 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 662 (561 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,737 2-persons, 2,933 3-persons, 2,811 4-persons, 1,036 5-persons, 325 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,469 1-person, 1,272 2-persons, 236 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

9,642 married couples with children.
1,772 single-parent households (287 men, 1,485 women).

93.8% of residents of Mount Pleasant speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,053 (4.3%)
(40.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 174 4 rooms: 747 5 rooms: 1,836 6 rooms: 3,193 7 rooms: 2,910 8 rooms: 2,548 9 or more rooms: 2,566

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina:
	1 room: 83 2 rooms: 302 3 rooms: 897 4 rooms: 1,645 5 rooms: 905 6 rooms: 710 7 rooms: 191 8 rooms: 104 9 or more rooms: 87

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,688
1995 to 1998: 3,204
1990 to 1994: 2,978
1980 to 1989: 5,798
1970 to 1979: 3,352
1960 to 1969: 1,385
1950 to 1959: 1,010
1940 to 1949: 308
1939 or earlier: 406

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Pleasant:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 97 2 bedrooms: 1,533 3 bedrooms: 7,736 4 bedrooms: 3,884 5 or more bedrooms: 724

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Pleasant:
	no bedroom: 94 1 bedroom: 932 2 bedrooms: 2,400 3 bedrooms: 1,280 4 bedrooms: 179 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Pleasant in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 303 1 vehicle: 3,563 2 vehicles: 7,958 3 vehicles: 1,683 4 vehicles: 396 5 or more vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Pleasant in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 429 1 vehicle: 2,191 2 vehicles: 1,952 3 vehicles: 325 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mount Pleasant, SC:

Less than $10,000: 27
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 20
$60,000 to $69,999: 29
$70,000 to $79,999: 17
$80,000 to $89,999: 23
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 116
$125,000 to $149,999: 194
$150,000 to $174,999: 376
$175,000 to $199,999: 608
$200,000 to $249,999: 1699
$250,000 to $299,999: 2532
$300,000 to $399,999: 4968
$400,000 to $499,999: 2889
$500,000 to $749,999: 3423
$750,000 to $999,999: 1146
$1,000,000 or more: 1043

Mount Pleasant rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Pleasant:

Less than $100: 24 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 29
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 17
$350 to $399: 88
$400 to $449: 139
$450 to $499: 110
$500 to $549: 70
$550 to $599: 113
$600 to $649: 88
$650 to $699: 115
$700 to $749: 174
$750 to $799: 341
$800 to $899: 927
$900 to $999: 846
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,866
$1,250 to $1,499: 550
$1,500 to $1,999: 650
$2,000 or more: 379
No cash rent: 142

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 582 1990 to 1994: 394 1985 to 1989: 184 1980 to 1984: 165 1975 to 1979: 120 1970 to 1974: 103 1970 to 1974: 174 1965 to 1969: 331

Mount Pleasant, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,051 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 621
5 to 9 minutes: 2626
10 to 14 minutes: 3637
15 to 19 minutes: 4393
20 to 24 minutes: 4554
25 to 29 minutes: 2010
30 to 34 minutes: 3373
35 to 39 minutes: 346
40 to 44 minutes: 506
45 to 59 minutes: 602
60 to 89 minutes: 345
90 or more minutes: 621

Mount Pleasant mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,136 (86%)
Carpooled: 1,871 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 36 (0%)
Taxi: 30 (0%)
Motorcycle: 40 (0%)
Bicycle: 27 (0%)
Walked: 217 (1%)
Other means: 255 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,051 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 770
$10,000 to $14,999: 441
$15,000 to $19,999: 597
$20,000 to $24,999: 816
$25,000 to $29,999: 899
$30,000 to $34,999: 1068
$35,000 to $39,999: 810
$40,000 to $44,999: 917
$45,000 to $49,999: 786
$50,000 to $59,999: 2029
$60,000 to $74,999: 2825
$75,000 to $99,999: 2824
$100,000 to $124,999: 1591
$125,000 to $149,999: 847
$150,000 to $199,999: 790
$200,000 or more: 901

First ancestries reported:

English: 6059

Other groups: 5834

German: 5357

Irish: 4498

United States or American: 4344

Italian: 2080

Scotch-Irish: 1759

Scottish: 1377

French (except Basque): 1166

European: 874

Polish: 684

Dutch: 405

Norwegian: 368

Welsh: 332

Swedish: 321

Russian: 320

British: 316

Subsaharan African:: 275

African: 258

French Canadian: 228

Greek: 196

Swiss: 143

New Zealander: 120

Lithuanian: 115

Hungarian: 111

Austrian: 110

Slovak: 101

Canadian: 101

Danish: 96

Arab:: 95

Northern European: 88

Lebanese: 87

Czech: 80

Iranian: 69

Ukrainian: 61

Portuguese: 59

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 53

Yugoslavian: 32

Scandinavian: 31

West Indian: 29

Australian: 25

U.S. Virgin Islander: 24

Slavic: 23

Eastern European: 22

Czechoslovakian: 22

Romanian: 20

Finnish: 18

Croatian: 18

Belgian: 16

Brazilian: 15

Latvian: 14

Israeli: 13

Icelander: 13

Armenian: 11

Maltese: 11

South African: 9

Estonian: 9

Syrian: 8

Guyanese: 8

Ethiopian: 8

Slovene: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (10%)
Germany (9%)
Canada (7%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (6%)
Russia (6%)
India (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 20389
Northeast: 6595
Midwest: 4665
South: 11505
West: 1605

42% of Mount Pleasant residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 60
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 174
9th grade: 59
10th grade: 148
11th grade: 140
12th grade, no diploma: 318
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,862
Less than 1 year of college: 725
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,004
Associate degree: 857
Bachelor's degree: 5,431
Master's degree: 1,561
Professional school degree: 1,167
Doctorate degree: 490

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 74
7th and 8th grade: 123
9th grade: 106
10th grade: 136
11th grade: 247
12th grade, no diploma: 254
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,709
Less than 1 year of college: 992
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,665
Associate degree: 1,627
Bachelor's degree: 5,492
Master's degree: 2,107
Professional school degree: 537
Doctorate degree: 268

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,024
Black householders: $40,076
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,506
Asian householders: $90,753
Some other race householders: $91,742
Two or more races householders: $69,442
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,725

Mount Pleasant household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mount Pleasant household income for Black householders

Mount Pleasant household income for Asian householders

Mount Pleasant household income for Some other race householders

Mount Pleasant household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Mount Pleasant marital status for males

Mount Pleasant marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $392,338
Black or African American householders: $235,693
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $389,018
Asian householders: $393,790
Two or more races householders: $389,018
Hispanic or Latino householders: $426,779

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,204
One, attached: 1,411
Two: 260
3 or 4: 1,133
5 to 9: 1,646
10 to 19: 637
20 to 49: 139
50 or more: 431
Mobile homes: 268

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,279

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Pleasant:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (93%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (89%) Utility gas (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,354

Here:	26.0%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 534

Here:	22.2%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 240

Here:	15.8%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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