8.0% of Mount Pleasant, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 59.0% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 6.5% of high school graduates and 12.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 23.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.3%. For comparison, it was 17.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
8.0%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
3.2%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
23.0%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 8.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
29.7%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.3%
Residents above poverty level:
17.7%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,NC (percentage below poverty level)
2.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
11.8%6 to 11 years
29.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
3.0%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
6.4%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,NC (percentage below poverty level)
13.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.4%6 to 11 years
3.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
50.9%18 to 24 years
1.4%25 to 34 years
10.6%35 to 44 years
13.5%45 to 54 years
1.8%55 to 64 years
17.9%65 to 74 years
5.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,NC (% below half of poverty level)
2.9%Under 6 years
5.3%6 to 11 years
2.6%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
1.4%25 to 34 years
4.1%35 to 44 years
3.8%45 to 54 years
2.5%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
4.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, NC (%)
6.0%White
8.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
100.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
41.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, NC (absolute numbers)
87White
13Black
0American Indian
58Other race
02+ races
45Hispanic
6.8%Below poverty level
93.2%Above poverty level
21.2%Below poverty level
78.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, NC
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, North Carolina:
5.6%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
6.5%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
12.3%
North Carolina:
26.6%
16.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
83.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
14.6%Worked part-time
85.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
15.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
5.0%1980 to 1989
25.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
15.0%1940 to 1949
40.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
9.2%1999 to 2000
25.8%1995 to 1998
1.6%1990 to 1994
4.2%1980 to 1989
13.1%1970 to 1979
10.8%1960 to 1969
9.5%1950 to 1959
5.6%1940 to 1949
20.3%1939 or earlier
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