Mount Pleasant Metro Area

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  4. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Family Information
  6. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Education Information
  7. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Business Information
  8. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Mount Pleasant Metro Area Counties
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Mount Pleasant Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 28,118
  • Land Area (2000): 1,063.281 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 39.250 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 10,675
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 26,908 47.10%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 2,679 4.69%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 27,542 48.21%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Pleasant Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 11,623 10,811 811 6.98% 70
1991 11,792 10,771 1,021 8.66% 87
1992 11,938 10,785 1,153 9.66% 96
1993 11,808 10,736 1,072 9.08% 91
1994 11,951 10,838 1,113 9.32% 93
1995 11,989 11,025 964 8.04% 80
1996 12,508 11,576 932 7.45% 75
1997 12,779 11,953 825 6.46% 65
1998 12,736 11,895 841 6.60% 66
1999 12,658 11,922 736 5.81% 58
2000 12,742 12,176 566 4.44% 44
2001 13,349 12,745 604 4.53% 45
2002 14,020 13,247 774 5.52% 55
2003 14,596 13,765 831 5.69% 57
2004 14,888 14,138 750 5.04% 50
2005 14,786 14,090 696 4.71% 47
2006 14,552 13,922 630 4.33% 43
2007 14,419 13,859 560 3.88% 39
2008 14,523 13,923 600 4.13% 41
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 14,435 13,824 611 4.23% 42
Feb 2008 14,355 13,810 545 3.80% 38
Mar 2008 14,492 13,949 543 3.75% 37
Apr 2008 14,480 13,978 502 3.47% 35
May 2008 14,497 13,941 556 3.84% 38
Jun 2008 14,594 13,943 651 4.46% 45
Jul 2008 14,594 13,954 640 4.39% 44
Aug 2008 14,608 13,944 664 4.55% 45
Sep 2008 14,651 13,965 686 4.68% 47
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Food Manufacturing 2,268 18.10%
2. Construction 1,554 12.40%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 572 4.57%
4. Utilities 500 3.99%
5. Educational Services 480 3.83%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 454 3.62%
7. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 452 3.61%
8. Mining 452 3.61%
9. Public Administration 410 3.27%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 406 3.24%
11. Health Care 406 3.24%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 386 3.08%
13. Metal Manufactuing 350 2.79%
14. Repair and Maintenance 334 2.67%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 306 2.44%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 292 2.33%
17. Truck Transportation 276 2.20%
18. Finance and Insurance 168 1.34%
19. Department and Other General Stores 166 1.33%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 154 1.23%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,684 16.84%
2. Health Care 1,684 16.84%
3. Food Manufacturing 1,176 11.76%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 770 7.70%
5. Finance and Insurance 468 4.68%
6. Social Assistance 438 4.38%
7. Department and Other General Stores 360 3.60%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 318 3.18%
9. Public Administration 302 3.02%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 252 2.52%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 198 1.98%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 156 1.56%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 142 1.42%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 134 1.34%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 132 1.32%
16. Private Household Services 132 1.32%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 126 1.26%
18. Construction 124 1.24%
19. Utilities 96 0.96%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 74 0.74%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 974 7.77%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 802 6.40%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 744 5.94%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 718 5.73%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 674 5.38%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 638 5.09%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 444 3.54%
8. Food Processing Workers 440 3.51%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 426 3.40%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 392 3.13%
11. Agricultural Workers 368 2.94%
12. Other Management Occupations 368 2.94%
13. Other Construction Trades 358 2.86%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 322 2.57%
15. Construction Laborers 250 2.00%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 208 1.66%
17. Carpenters 196 1.56%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 192 1.53%
19. Top Executives 184 1.47%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 178 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 592 5.92%
2. Secretaries and Admins 578 5.78%
3. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 434 4.34%
4. Food Processing Workers 386 3.86%
5. Other Production Occupations 384 3.84%
6. Other Management Occupations 374 3.74%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 372 3.72%
8. Cashiers 372 3.72%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 366 3.66%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 360 3.60%
11. Registered Nurses 360 3.60%
12. Other Office and Admin Support 356 3.56%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 330 3.30%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 284 2.84%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 284 2.84%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 282 2.82%
17. Child Care Workers 278 2.78%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 240 2.40%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 226 2.26%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 210 2.10%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 22,067 52.75%
15-35 hours 3,087 7.38%
1-14 hours 1,054 2.52%
No regular hours 15,623 37.35%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 572 2.58%
5 AM-5:29 AM 681 3.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,058 4.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,854 8.38%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,479 11.20%
7 AM-7:29 AM 3,431 15.50%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 4,520 20.42%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,618 7.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 666 3.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 684 3.09%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 338 1.53%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 112 0.51%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,165 9.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,953 8.82%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,079 4.88%
5-9 3,786 17.11%
10-14 5,317 24.03%
15-19 4,676 21.13%
20-24 3,111 14.06%
25-29 668 3.02%
30-34 1,591 7.19%
35-39 251 1.13%
40-44 196 0.89%
45-59 398 1.80%
60-89 496 2.24%
At least 90 562 2.54%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 50 0.23% 18,587 83.99%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,038 9.21%
45-59 10 0.05% 388 1.75%
At least 60 34 0.15% 1,024 4.63%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 3,618 15.98%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 17,959 79.33%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 166 0.73%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 94 0.42%
Color 6 Box Walked 294 1.30%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 508 2.24%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Pleasant Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 19,130 (54,936 people)
Families (2000): 14,510 (48,622 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 5,194
People at same address in 1995: 27,190
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 2,346 12.05%
$10,000-$14,999 1,746 8.97%
$15,000-$19,999 1,861 9.56%
$20,000-$24,999 1,640 8.42%
$25,000-$29,999 1,046 5.37%
$30,000-$34,999 1,754 9.01%
$35,000-$39,999 1,307 6.71%
$40,000-$44,999 966 4.96%
$45,000-$49,999 856 4.40%
$50,000-$59,999 1,583 8.13%
$60,000-$74,999 1,609 8.26%
$75,000-$99,999 1,478 7.59%
$100,000-$124,999 584 3.00%
$125,000-$149,999 182 0.93%
$150,000-$199,999 152 0.78%
$200,000 or more 361 1.85%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,113 22.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,681 28.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 206 2.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,511 15.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 36 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,511 15.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 23 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 795 8.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 9 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 306 3.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 11 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 346 3.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 4 0.04%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 14,968 30.33%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,923 9.98%
Public Assistance 731 1.48%
Retirement 3,091 6.26%
Self Employment 2,481 5.03%
Social Security 5,494 11.13%
Supplemental Security 734 1.49%
Wage / Salary 14,193 28.76%
Other 2,734 5.54%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 5,757 48.92%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,012 51.08%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,501 7.24%
Color 1 Box Married 13,370 64.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 5,257 25.36%
Color 3 Box Widowed 603 2.91%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,011 9.19%
Color 1 Box Married 13,714 62.70%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,743 17.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,405 11.00%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Pleasant Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,926 14.86%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 8,249 20.68%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 11,687 29.30%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 7,709 19.33%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,495 3.75%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,161 7.93%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,655 4.15%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 927 3.30% 401 1.43% 1,328 4.72%
Kindergarten 976 3.47% 66 0.23% 1,042 3.71%
Grades 1-4 3,952 14.06% 38 0.14% 3,990 14.19%
Grades 5-8 3,966 14.10% 28 0.10% 3,994 14.20%
Grades 9-12 3,655 13.00% 126 0.45% 3,781 13.45%
Undergrad college 1,510 5.37% 166 0.59% 1,676 5.96%
Graduate or professional school 202 0.72% 30 0.11% 232 0.83%
Total 15,188 54.02% 855 3.04% 16,043 57.06%

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Mount Pleasant Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 63 55
2004 47 71

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Mount Pleasant Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 45,638 81.70%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 10,225 18.30%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Pleasant Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 122
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Mount Pleasant Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,773 16.97%
10-19 Years 4,619 16.43%
20-29 Years 3,893 13.85%
30-39 Years 4,022 14.30%
40-49 Years 3,495 12.43%
50-59 Years 2,718 9.67%
60-69 Years 1,994 7.09%
70-79 Years 1,510 5.37%
80-89 Years 916 3.26%
90+ Years 178 0.63%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,900 49.43%
Color 1 Box Female 14,218 50.57%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 16,782 59.68%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7,960 28.31%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,970 10.56%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 174 0.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 120 0.43%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 96 0.34%
Color 6 Box Other Race 13 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 7,527 33.03%
2. Irish 3,777 16.57%
3. English 3,355 14.72%
4. German 3,092 13.57%
5. Dutch 814 3.57%
6. Scotch Irish 752 3.30%
7. French Non-Basque 703 3.08%
8. Scottish 475 2.08%
9. Italian 336 1.47%
10. European 324 1.42%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 38,312 73.42%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 13,635 26.13%
3. French 50 0.10%
4. German 46 0.09%
5. Vietnamese 38 0.07%
6. Tagalog 32 0.06%
7. Other Indic 28 0.05%
8. Japanese 16 0.03%
9. Korean 14 0.03%
10. Other Indo European 10 0.02%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 47,304 82.80%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,700 4.73%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7,125 12.47%

Mount Pleasant Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Mount Pleasant Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mount Pleasant Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Titus County    

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