Electricity rates in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Housing and heating in Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, SC: 7,065 of 43,608 homes were built before 1980 and 21,426 in 2000 or later. Mount Pleasant, SC has 28,131 detached houses, 8,806 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 328 mobile homes.

Facts about Mount Pleasant

Residents of Mount Pleasant, SC, ACS 2023

92,6624 of 16 South Carolina cities with 30,000+

Median household income in Mount Pleasant, SC

$121,3641 of 16 of those cities

Households in Mount Pleasant, SC

39,0792.37 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Mount Pleasant, SC

73.7%28,790 owners and 10,289 renter households

Housing units in Mount Pleasant, SC

43,6084,529 vacant or seasonal

Homes heated by electricity in Mount Pleasant, SC

78.4%30,636 of 39,079 homes

Land area of Mount Pleasant, SC

49.6 sq mi1,866.3 people per sq mi

Bill as share of income in Mount Pleasant, SC

1.5% to 1.6%at 1,050 kWh a month over the $121,364 median household income

Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Mount Pleasant, SC

218NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 235.3 per 100,000 residents

Median year homes were built in Mount Pleasant, SC

20007,065 of 43,608 homes (16.2%) before 1980

Median home value and rent in Mount Pleasant, SC

$667,100$2,026 gross rent a month, 3.64% of value a year

Electricity price since 2015 around Mount Pleasant

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc charged Mount Pleasant homes 14.41 ¢/kWh in 2015. Mount Pleasant: 14.59 ¢ in 2024, 1% up. Mount Pleasant: against 13% up for the South Carolina average.

Mount Pleasant: a 1,050 kWh month at that price. Mount Pleasant: $151 in 2015, $153 in 2024. Mount Pleasant: $1,839 a year, 1.5% of the $121,364 median income.

Cost of living with electricity in Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, SC: 39,079 households at $1,836 a year per home for electricity (Charleston County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $71.7 million, an estimate; all home energy is $2,095 a year per household.

Who lives in Mount Pleasant: income, cars, homes

Of 47,547 workers in Mount Pleasant, SC, 11,016 work from home, 32,949 drive alone, 150 ride transit and 138 walk. In Mount Pleasant, SC, 5,165 of 39,079 households earn under $35,000, 7,825 $35,000-$75,000, 10,654 $75,000-$150,000 and 15,435 $150,000 or more. 5,317 residents of Mount Pleasant, SC live below the poverty line, and the median age is 42.8. In Mount Pleasant, SC, 1,103 households own no vehicle and 25,512 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. Mount Pleasant, SC homes: 32,351 have 3+ bedrooms, 3,738 none or one, median 6.4 rooms. In Mount Pleasant, SC, 5,051 of 9,413 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 15,909 households moved in since 2018 and 4,269 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over quickly.

Outage risk around Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, SC, NWS reports within 15 miles of the center, 2015 to 2025: 207 wind and 11 tornado, 235.3 per 100,000 residents of 92,662. Top gust near Mount Pleasant, SC: 70 knots, 81 mph. Damage near Mount Pleasant, SC: $1.7M.

Climate and electric heating around Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is in Charleston County, SC. Mount Pleasant: degree days are county values.

Mount Pleasant: 1,935 heating degree days a year. Mount Pleasant: 2,320 cooling degree days a year.

Mount Pleasant: NOAA nClimDiv 7 Oct 2026; ACS B25040.

Who supplies Mount Pleasant

Charleston County lists 2 utilities for Mount Pleasant, SC (92,662 residents): homes pay 14.59 to 14.93 cents per kWh, about $153 to $157 a month at 1,050 kWh, 1.5% to 1.6% of the $121,364 Mount Pleasant median income. Charleston County page.

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ZIP codes in Mount Pleasant

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