Mount Pleasant, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,222
Population Estimate
$190,937
Median Home Value
95.5%
Employment Rate
21.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$217
Median Listing Price$444,750
Median Days on Market53
Active Listings30
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)32
Avg Listing Price$516,060
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-13%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-10%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.16
Family Dual Income55.7
Median Household Income$69,519
Median Individual Income$35,129
Home Ownership74.0%
Home Value$190,937
Median Rent$868
Rent Burden17.3%
Poverty6.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.0%
  • Highschool Education31.8%
  • Some College37.0%
  • Bachelors Degree13.9%
  • Graduate Degree7.2%
  • Total College or Above21.1%
  • Stem Degree45.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.9%
  • Female54.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.7%
  • Divorced11.7%
  • Never Married30.5%
  • Widowed6.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMount Pleasant
State IDNC
Population2,222

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.8%
19–2912.2%
30–3910.1%
40–4912.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5918.2%
60–6911.1%
70–796.8%
80+4.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.3%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
Disabled15.2%

ETHNICITY

White94.4%
Black3.2%
Asian0.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.8%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic2.0%
Limited English0.3%
Health Uninsured7.1%
Veteran8.2%

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Neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Pleasant Hills, Mount Pleasant

    Pleasant Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $89,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    12
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Oldenburg, Mount Pleasant

    Oldenburg ↗

    Median asking price
    $480,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Mountainbrook, Mount Pleasant

    Mountainbrook ↗

    Median asking price
    $457,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.