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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Economy Profile

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 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CityMount Pleasant
Total population47,609 281,421,906
Male22,811138,053,563
Female24,798143,368,343
Median age (years)35.935.3
Total households19,025105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)61,05441,994

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Economy

sixty-nine point nine three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Among them 32.59% are females aged 16 and over. Eighty-five point six two percent of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.36% use public transportation (including taxicab). Four point two six percent of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina residents work at home.

The total population of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina is forty-seven thousand, six hundred and nine people. The median household income in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina is $61,054. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 50.9% of all occupations. 5.57% of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 25.9% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 5.55% of occupations.

10.06% of families in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina median household income is $61,054. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive fifty thousand, six hundred and seventy-three dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid thirty-one thousand, six hundred and forty dollars.

 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina %, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over36,578  217,168,077
In labor force25,580 69.93%63.92%
- Civilian labor force25,261 69.06%63.39%
- - Employed24,704 67.54%59.73%
- - Unemployed557 1.52%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.2  5.8
- Armed Forces319 0.87%0.53%
Not in labor force10,998 30.07%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over19,474 53.24%51.66%
In labor force11,919 32.59%29.72%
- Civilian labor force11,885 32.49%29.65%
- - Employed11,599 31.71%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years4,264 11.66%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,178  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over24,685  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone21,136 85.62%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,871 7.58%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)88 0.36%4.73%
Walked217 0.88%2.93%
Other means322 1.3%1.19%
Worked at home1,051 4.26%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)22.9 0.09%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over24,704  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations12,575 50.9%33.65%
Service occupations2,913 11.79%14.86%
Sales and office occupations6,398 25.9%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations72 0.29%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,375 5.57%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,371 5.55%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining81 0.33%1.87%
Construction1,565 6.34%6.78%
Manufacturing1,816 7.35%14.1%
Wholesale trade855 3.46%3.6%
Retail trade2,773 11.22%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,160 4.7%5.2%
Information529 2.14%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing2,015 8.16%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,858 11.57%9.3%
Educational, health and social services6,417 25.98%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,504 10.14%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,030 4.17%4.87%
Public administration1,101 4.46%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers17,806 72.08%78.47%
Government workers4,879 19.75%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,944 7.87%6.63%
Unpaid family workers75 0.3%0.31%
 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina %, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households18,911  105,539,122
Less than $10,000770 4.07%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999441 2.33%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,413 7.47%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,967 10.4%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,513 13.29%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,854 25.67%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,824 14.93%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9992,438 12.89%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999790 4.18%2.2%
$200,000 or more901 4.76%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)61,054  41,994
With earnings16,261 44.46%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)75,206  56,604
With Social Security income3,440 9.4%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,390  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income369 1.01%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,335  6,320
With public assistance income154 0.42%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,764  3,032
With retirement income3,229 8.83%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)22,961  17,376
 
Families12,898  72,261,780
Less than $10,000304 2.36%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999131 1.02%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999583 4.52%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999980 7.6%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,297 10.06%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,571 27.69%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9992,384 18.48%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9992,064 16.0%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999735 5.7%2.75%
$200,000 or more849 6.58%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)71,165  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)30,823  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers50,673  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers31,640  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families410  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years284 69.27%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years108 26.34%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present153  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years147 96.08%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years75 49.02%42.27%
 
Individuals2,335  33,899,812
18 years and over1,688 72.29%65.35%
- 65 years and over277 11.86%9.7%
Related children under 18 years626 26.81%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years442 18.93%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,032 44.2%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.