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29466

Mount Pleasant, SC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
44,942
Median household income
$133,357
People below poverty
4.5%
Median home value
$736,400

Income

The median income of households in 29466 was $133,357. An estimated 2.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 30.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.8
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 3.7
$35,000 to $49,999 5.8
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6
$75,000 to $99,999 6.9
$100,000 to $149,999 18.9
$150,000 to $199,999 13.2
$200,000 or more 30.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 121113
Female 67204

An estimated 77.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,942. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.6
Social Security 34.1
Retirement income 26.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.1
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.4

In 2020-2024, 0.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 80.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 15% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 29466 in 2020-2024, 97.1% had health insurance coverage and 2.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86.7% and public coverage was 24.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.7%.


In 2020-2024, 29466 had a total population of 44,942 - 23,974 (53.3%) females and 20,968 (46.7%) males. The median age was 44.2 years. An estimated 26.2% of the population was under 18 years, 23.9% was 19 to 44 years, 29.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 29466 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1291 1130
5 to 9 1320 1395
10 to 14 1679 2622
15 to 19 1326 1651
20 to 24 481 552
25 to 29 645 500
30 to 34 1020 1574
35 to 39 1282 1350
40 to 44 1520 1847
45 to 49 2006 1678
50 to 54 1676 2082
55 to 59 1615 1600
60 to 64 1231 1385
65 to 69 1517 1479
70 to 74 1097 1603
75 to 79 527 646
80 to 84 291 481
85 and over 444 399

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87% were White; 5.1% were Black or African American; 17.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 2.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.5% of the people in 29466 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.6% of the people in 29466 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,281 households in 29466. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 66.9% of the households in 29466 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.8% of all households, while 8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.8% of all households.

In 29466, 36.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 66.9
Cohabiting Couples 3.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 70% of males and 63.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 20.5 20.6
Now married, except separated 70 63.5
Separated 1.1 1.6
Widowed 3 5.8
Divorced 5.4 8.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 29466, 370 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.2% of the people living in 29466 were U.S. natives. 29.6% of the 29466 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.8% of 29466 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 61.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 29466 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 29466.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 18.8
Asia 40.6
Europe 28.6
Africa 7
Northern America 5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 29466 in 2020-2024, 7.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 1.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 3.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 29466 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.3
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 1
Different state 4.5
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 98 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 64.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 29466 was 10,853 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 829 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,761. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,263.

Educational Attainment of People in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2
High school diploma or equivalency 10.8
Some college, no degree 12.8
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 35.8
Graduate or professional degree 28.9

Disability

In 29466, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 5.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 29466, 60.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 16,014 76.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,404 16.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,548 7.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 29466 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3.7
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 7.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 20
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.5
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 29466 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 13,238 63
Service occupations 2,552 12.1
Sales and office occupations 3,719 17.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 584 2.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 927 4.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.2% of 29466 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 1
Worked from home 26.9

In 2020-2024, 29466 had a total of 18,639 housing units. Of these housing units, 84.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.1
Mobile homes 4.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

38.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 29466 was 7 rooms, and of these housing units 85.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 29466 had 17,281 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,358 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.7% while renters occupied 15.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.69 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.07.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 22.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 29466:

House Heating Fuel Used in 29466 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.7
Electricity 65.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 29466 was $736,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 75 % had a mortgage. 25% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,653 and for owners without a mortgage it was $751.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 29466 was $2,380. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.