Mount Pleasant is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,748 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant is the 327th largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that Mount Pleasant has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Mount Pleasant telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Mount Pleasant, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Mount Pleasant doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Mount Pleasant are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.23% of adults in Mount Pleasant having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mount Pleasant in 2022 was $30,963, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,852 for a family of four. However, Mount Pleasant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mount Pleasant is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Pleasant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Pleasant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Pleasant include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Mount Pleasant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.