Mount Pleasant, NC population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Mount Pleasant increased by 351. In this period, the peak population was 2,183 in the year 2019. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,397 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,417 | 20 | 1.43% |
| 2002 | 1,433 | 16 | 1.13% |
| 2003 | 1,446 | 13 | 0.91% |
| 2004 | 1,459 | 13 | 0.90% |
| 2005 | 1,484 | 25 | 1.71% |
| 2006 | 1,535 | 51 | 3.44% |
| 2007 | 1,597 | 62 | 4.04% |
| 2008 | 1,644 | 47 | 2.94% |
| 2009 | 1,678 | 34 | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 1,847 | 169 | 10.07% |
| 2011 | 1,869 | 22 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | 1,895 | 26 | 1.39% |
| 2013 | 1,920 | 25 | 1.32% |
| 2014 | 1,958 | 38 | 1.98% |
| 2015 | 1,999 | 41 | 2.09% |
| 2016 | 2,056 | 57 | 2.85% |
| 2017 | 2,103 | 47 | 2.29% |
| 2018 | 2,140 | 37 | 1.76% |
| 2019 | 2,183 | 43 | 2.01% |
| 2020 | 1,671 | -512 | -23.45% |
| 2021 | 1,703 | 32 | 1.92% |
| 2022 | 1,727 | 24 | 1.41% |
| 2023 | 1,748 | 21 | 1.22% |
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Mount Pleasant, NC population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 450 (32.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Pleasant's population decreased by 176 (9.53%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 77 (4.61%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Mount Pleasant's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 1,748.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population peaked in year 2019 at 2,183.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Mount Pleasant's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,397.
Mount Pleasant, NC annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Mount Pleasant grew year by year for 22 years and declined for 1 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Mount Pleasant had an average annual population growth rate of 1.09% per year. Overall the population grew 25.13% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Mount Pleasant annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 1.09% per year.
From 2009 to 2010 Mount Pleasant population grew the most, with an increase of 169 people (a 10.07% year-on-year increase)..
From 2019 to 2020 Mount Pleasant population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 512 people (a 23.45% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Mount Pleasant, NC population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Mount Pleasant's population increased by 45 between 2021 and 2023. The increase was 24 (decreased) between 2021 and 2022; and increase of 21 (1.22%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Mount Pleasant, NC changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Mount Pleasant decreased by 172 (8.96%). The population was highest at 2,183 in the year 2019 and lowest at 1,671 in the year 2020. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was -0.59%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)