Moving to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Population: 47,609. Estimated population in July 2024: 57,932 (+21.7% change)
Males: 22,811 (47.9%), Females: 24,798 (52.1%)

Charleston County

Zip codes: 29464, 29466.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $61,054
Median house value: $185,500

Population by Race

Races in Mount Pleasant:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
• Black (7.3%)
• Hispanic (1.3%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (17.0%), German (16.5%), Irish (13.7%), United States (9.1%), Italian (5.3%), Scottish (4.5%).

Elevation: 24 feet

Land area: 41.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Pleasant

• High school or higher: 94.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 18.9%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Pleasant town

• Never married: 22.1%
• Now married: 61.7%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 9.2%

4.3% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +16,364 (+52.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mount Pleasant:

• EAST COOPER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1200 JOHNNIE DODDS BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pleasant:

• CHARLESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
• ROPER HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
• SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 14 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Abbreviation: CHS)
• BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 66 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
• HILTON HEAD (about 72 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Abbreviation: HXD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• EAST COOPER (about 7 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, SC; Abbreviation: 8S5)
• CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE (about 14 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Abbreviation: JZI)
• BERKELEY COUNTY (about 28 miles; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Abbreviation: 50J)

Amtrak station near Mount Pleasant:

• 12 miles: CHARLESTON (N. CHARLESTON, 4565 GAYNOR AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Pleasant:

• CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 2 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,701)
• COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 7 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 9,756)
• MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 8 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
• CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
• TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
• SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
• COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)

Public primary/middle schools in Mount Pleasant:

• THOMAS C. CARIO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 904; Location: 3500 THOMAS CARIO BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
• MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MT. PLEASANT (Students: 45; Location: 88 VINCENT DRIVE; Grades: 01 – 03)