Mount Pleasant is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 47,386 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the sixth largest community in South Carolina.

Mount Pleasant is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.59% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mount Pleasant is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Pleasant who work in sales jobs (14.94%), management occupations (14.22%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.96%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Mount Pleasant are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

"If you live in Mount Pleasant, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Mount Pleasant residents do (97.3%). Mount Pleasant is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Mount Pleasant Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Mount Pleasant is a pretty powerful place. 52.58% of the adults in Mount Pleasant have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2000 was $30,823, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,292 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Mount Pleasant home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mount Pleasant is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Some people also speak Spanish.