5.1% of Mount Pleasant, SC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 174.7% less than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of South Carolina. 4.8% of high school graduates and 30.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 51.1%. For comparison, it was 13.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Pleasant, SC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
5.1%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Pleasant:
2.9%
Whole state:
6.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Pleasant:
16.6%
South Carolina:
21.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 9.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Pleasant:
36.4%
South Carolina:
22.3%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
51.1%
Residents above poverty level:
13.8%
Poverty by age in Mount Pleasant, SC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Pleasant,SC (percentage below poverty level)
0.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
9.2%6 to 11 years
2.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
3.1%16 and 17 years
12.2%18 to 24 years
5.1%25 to 34 years
3.2%35 to 44 years
2.8%45 to 54 years
6.5%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
9.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Pleasant,SC (percentage below poverty level)
2.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
1.7%6 to 11 years
6.1%12 to 14 years
13.7%15 years
1.4%16 and 17 years
15.4%18 to 24 years
4.9%25 to 34 years
6.9%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
10.1%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
9.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Pleasant,SC (% below half of poverty level)
2.0%Under 6 years
6.1%6 to 11 years
2.5%12 to 17 years
8.8%18 to 24 years
3.6%25 to 34 years
3.3%35 to 44 years
4.1%45 to 54 years
3.7%55 to 64 years
1.5%65 to 74 years
5.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Pleasant, SC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, SC (%)
5.0%White
10.8%Black
70.5%American Indian
19.3%Asian
85.1%Native Hawaiian
19.5%Other race
10.5%2+ races
9.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Pleasant, SC (absolute numbers)
4,173White
337Black
120American Indian
305Asian
54Native Hawaiian
112Other race
3342+ races
220Hispanic
4.1%Below poverty level
95.9%Above poverty level
25.3%Below poverty level
74.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Pleasant, SC
Children below poverty level:
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina:
3.4%
State:
18.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Pleasant:
4.8%
South Carolina:
9.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Pleasant:
30.0%
South Carolina:
28.6%
62.7%Married-couple family
3.4%Male, no wife present
33.9%Female, no husband present
3.0%Worked full-time, year-round
46.1%Worked part-time
50.9%Did not work
3.1%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
2.7%Both worked part-time
14.8%One part-time, other didn't work
79.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
8.8%1995 to 1998
10.3%1990 to 1994
32.6%1980 to 1989
23.6%1970 to 1979
4.0%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
2.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
8.0%1999 to 2000
20.0%1995 to 1998
15.9%1990 to 1994
24.8%1980 to 1989
15.3%1970 to 1979
7.4%1960 to 1969
5.6%1950 to 1959
1.2%1940 to 1949
1.6%1939 or earlier
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