Mount Pleasant, SC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,103 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,329 | 11.0 |
| Kindergarten | 841 | 6.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,209 | 43.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,401 | 19.8 |
| College or graduate school | 2,323 | 19.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 32,430 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 528 | 1.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,408 | 4.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,571 | 14.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,386 | 19.7 |
| Associate degree | 2,484 | 7.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 10,923 | 33.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 6,130 | 18.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 94.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 52.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 37,135 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 8,218 | 22.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 22,900 | 61.7 |
| Separated | 516 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 2,074 | 5.6 |
Female | 1,560 | 4.2 |
| Divorced | 3,427 | 9.2 |
Female | 2,171 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 349 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 149 | 42.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,198 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,143 | 14.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 9,304 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 827 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 29,334 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,743 | 12.8 |
Percent employed | 69.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 25,591 | 87.2 |
Percent employed | 80.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,219 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,674 | 39.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 43,737 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 18,087 | 41.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 24,717 | 56.5 |
Same county | 11,501 | 26.3 |
Different county | 13,216 | 30.2 |
Same state | 2,851 | 6.5 |
Different state | 10,365 | 23.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 933 | 2.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 47,386 | 100.0 |
| Native | 45,333 | 95.7 |
Born in United States | 44,759 | 94.5 |
State of residence | 20,389 | 43.0 |
Different state | 24,370 | 51.4 |
Born outside United States | 574 | 1.2 |
| Foreign born | 2,053 | 4.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 976 | 2.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 833 | 1.8 |
Not a citizen | 1,220 | 2.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,053 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 955 | 46.5 |
| Asia | 403 | 19.6 |
| Africa | 28 | 1.4 |
| Oceania | 145 | 7.1 |
| Latin America | 385 | 18.8 |
| Northern America | 137 | 6.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 43,737 | 100.0 |
| English only | 41,028 | 93.8 |
| Language other than English | 2,709 | 6.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 548 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 1,022 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 287 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,436 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 206 | 0.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 224 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 48 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 47,386 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 50,247 | 106.0 |
| Arab | 147 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 208 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 119 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 671 | 1.4 |
| English | 8,090 | 17.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,918 | 4.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 342 | 0.7 |
| German | 7,849 | 16.6 |
| Greek | 247 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 217 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 6,511 | 13.7 |
| Italian | 2,544 | 5.4 |
| Lithuanian | 207 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 442 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 1,039 | 2.2 |
| Portuguese | 94 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 359 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,107 | 4.4 |
| Scottish | 2,151 | 4.5 |
| Slovak | 166 | 0.4 |
| Subsaharan African | 275 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 488 | 1.0 |
| Swiss | 185 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 94 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 4,344 | 9.2 |
| Welsh | 649 | 1.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 71 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 8,713 | 18.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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