Population

95,469

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$748,500

Owner-occupied units

Mount Pleasant, SC

South Carolina · 32.808° N, 79.865° W · 50 sq mi

Mount Pleasant is a city in South Carolina, with a population of 95,469 and about 1,918 residents per square mile. The median household earns $124,755 a year, and the median home is worth $748,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

50 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,918

People per square mile

Rank by population

#381

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#239

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$124,755

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,159

Per month

Homeownership

73.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.9 min

One way

People

Median age

42.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

68.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.7%

Households

39,884

2.34 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.7^%

Professional & business services 21.3^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 9.9^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in South Carolina

Name

Robert Faith

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Charleston

Source of wealth

Real estate management

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in South Carolina · private sector

Employer

Prisma Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in South Carolina

Company

Sonoco Products

Revenue

$5.3B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Hartsville

Ticker

SON

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of South Carolina

State bird

Carolina Wren

State flower

Yellow Jessamine

State capital

Columbia

Nickname

The Palmetto State

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