Population in Mt Pleasant, SC
Over the years, the Mount Pleasant area has grown in popularity as evidenced by the increase in population.
According to Post and Courier’s article by David Quick, projections made by he Mt Pleasant Planning Department predict the population to be in 84,173 in 2015.
Below please find a chart from the Town of Mount Peasant’s 2012 Demographics Report.
An interesting statistic to point out: 75.9% of the housing units in Mount Pleasant are occupied by primary owners according to a 2005 Special Census publicized by the Town of Mount Pleasant.
|
Year |
Population |
|
1960 |
5,116 |
|
1970 |
6,879 |
|
1980 |
14,209 |
|
1990 |
30,108 |
|
1995 |
37,221* |
|
1996 (Census 1/20/96) |
37,004 |
|
1997 |
39,276 |
|
1998 |
41,291 |
|
1999 |
44,354 |
|
2000 |
47,609 |
|
2001 |
54,442 |
|
2002 |
57,251 |
|
2003 |
60,369 |
|
2004 |
62,517 |
|
2005 |
59,104** |
|
2006 |
62,258 |
|
2007 |
63,813 |
|
2008 |
64,935 |
|
2009 |
65,995 |
|
2010 |
67,843 |
|
2011 |
coming soon |
* No actual decrease in population; 1995 data was overestimated, based on 1996 Census data.
** No actual decrease in population; prior years were overestimated after 2000 Census data.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Town of Mount Pleasant Planning and Development Department
