Mount Pleasant, SC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	47,609	100.0

Male	22,811	47.9
Female	24,798	52.1

Under 5 years	3,548	7.5
5 to 9 years	3,354	7.0
10 to 14 years	3,313	7.0
15 to 19 years	2,485	5.2
20 to 24 years	2,339	4.9
25 to 34 years	7,945	16.7
35 to 44 years	8,869	18.6
45 to 54 years	7,052	14.8
55 to 59 years	2,160	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,644	3.5
65 to 74 years	2,509	5.3
75 to 84 years	1,747	3.7
85 years and over	644	1.4

Median age (years)	35.9	(X)

18 years and over	35,668	74.9
Male	16,727	35.1
Female	18,941	39.8
21 years and over	34,582	72.6
62 years and over	5,824	12.2
65 years and over	4,900	10.3
Male	2,031	4.3
Female	2,869	6.0

RACE
One race	47,220	99.2
White	42,928	90.2
Black or African American	3,453	7.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	80	0.2
Asian	562	1.2
Asian Indian	171	0.4
Chinese	156	0.3
Filipino	50	0.1
Japanese	31	0.1
Korean	59	0.1
Vietnamese	31	0.1
Other Asian ¹	64	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	187	0.4
Two or more races	389	0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	43,265	90.9
Black or African American	3,529	7.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	200	0.4
Asian	672	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	0.1
Some other race	317	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	47,609	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	635	1.3
Mexican	236	0.5
Puerto Rican	102	0.2
Cuban	38	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	259	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,974	98.7
White alone	42,515	89.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	47,609	100.0
In households	46,944	98.6
Householder	19,025	40.0
Spouse	10,831	22.7
Child	13,474	28.3
Own child under 18 years	11,414	24.0
Other relatives	1,244	2.6
Under 18 years	430	0.9
Nonrelatives	2,370	5.0
Unmarried partner	745	1.6
In group quarters	665	1.4
Institutionalized population	569	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	96	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,025	100.0
Family households (families)	12,852	67.6
With own children under 18 years	6,448	33.9
Married-couple family	10,831	56.9
With own children under 18 years	5,294	27.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,583	8.3
With own children under 18 years	943	5.0
Nonfamily households	6,173	32.4
Householder living alone	4,577	24.1
Householder 65 years and over	1,143	6.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,739	35.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,187	16.8

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	20,197	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,025	94.2
Vacant housing units	1,172	5.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	157	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,025	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	14,069	74.0
Renter-occupied housing units	4,956	26.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.61	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.05	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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