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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Mount Pleasant is a Census town of 93,993 people across 49.65 square miles of land, in Charleston County. Median household income is $124,755, 73.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 151 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $79.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Pleasant
What Mount Pleasant is
- Census place typetown
- Land area49.65 sq mi
- Water area8.7 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,893
- County holding the largest share of its areaCharleston County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Pleasant
- Population93,993
- Median age42.6
- Population under 1821,440
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over17,275
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households39,884
- Family households25,477
- Share of households that are families63.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Pleasant
- Median household income$124,755
- Per capita income$73,202
- Civilian labor force49,129
- Employed47,493
- Unemployed1,636 plus or minus 444
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over68,878
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher68.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Pleasant
- Housing units44,376
- Occupied units39,884
- Vacant units4,492
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent
- Owner occupied29,353
- Renter occupied10,531
- Ownership rate73.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$748,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,159
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent
- Single family units33,527
- Share single family75.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,571
- Share in buildings of two or more23.8 percent
- Mobile homes262 plus or minus 157
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Pleasant gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute34,628
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,328
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11,508
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home26.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mount Pleasant (7(a))
- Approvals151
- Gross approval$79,081,400
- Average approval$523,718
- Median approval$302,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,225,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,784
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Paid in full34
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.3 percent
- Share to franchises30.5 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS73
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Pleasant, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Mount Pleasant (504)
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$29,662,000
- Average approval$1,098,593
- Median approval$1,021,000
- Largest approval$3,476,000
- Jobs supported433
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Pleasant, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mount Pleasant
- NFIP communityTown of Mount Pleasant
- NFIP community number455417
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date01/29/21
The Town of Mount Pleasant participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 455417 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Charleston County, not Mount Pleasant
Charleston County context, not Mount Pleasant figures
- Establishments in Charleston County15,801
- Covered employment, Charleston County278,476
- Average annual pay, Charleston County$68,271
- Housing units permitted, Charleston County4,153
Every figure in this section is published for Charleston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Pleasant.
All Charleston County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Pleasant questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina?
93,993, in 39,884 households. Mount Pleasant town covers 49.65 square miles of land, which is 1,893 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Pleasant in?
Charleston County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant?
$124,755. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $748,500. Median gross rent is $2,159 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mount Pleasant businesses?
151 7(a) approvals totaling $79.1 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $302,000, plus 27 504 approvals worth $29.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mount Pleasant, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mount Pleasant borrowers get paid back?
Of the 35 loans that have reached a final outcome, 34 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 2.9 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Mount Pleasant in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Pleasant appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Pleasant, town of, community 455417, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Pleasant figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Charleston County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Pleasant.
Is zoning published for Mount Pleasant?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.