2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Mount Pleasant, SC vs Olathe, KS

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- Household income in Olathe, is 5% less than it is in Mount Pleasant and is 32% above the National Average.
- Mount Pleasant unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Olathe unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Mount Pleasant, SCOlathe, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.1%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.9%34.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,505$42,254$37,638
 Household Income$106,216$100,849$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,424$111,246$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Pleasant, SCOlathe, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.4%4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%5.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.8%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.5%24.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%13.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K21.9%11.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Pleasant, SCOlathe, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.0%22.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.3%9.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.0%1.8%
 Legal3.2%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.9%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.4%4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%20.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 8 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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