Moving to Mount Pleasant, North Carolina

Population: 1,259. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,429 (+13.5% change)
Males: 590 (46.9%), Females: 669 (53.1%)

Zip code: 28124

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $48,207
Median house value: $130,200

Population by Race

Races in Mount Pleasant:

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

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

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

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%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +265 (+26.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pleasant:

• NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CONCORD, NC)
• STANLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC)
• ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; SALISBURY, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 38 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 53 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
• PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• BEAR CREEK (about 6 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, NC; Abbreviation: N44)
• ROWAN COUNTY (about 17 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Abbreviation: RUQ)
• CONCORD REGIONAL (about 19 miles; CONCORD, NC; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
• HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)

Schools

Public high school in Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH (Students: 881; Location: 700 WALKER ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mount Pleasant:

• MOUNT PLEASANT MIDDLE (Students: 748; Location: 8325 HWY 49 N; Grades: 06 – 08)