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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Little Rock, AR

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- Household income in Little Rock, is 46% less than it is in Mount Pleasant and is 21% below the National Average.
- Mount Pleasant unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Little Rock unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Mount Pleasant, SCLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,505  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$56,928$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,424  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mount Pleasant, SCLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mount Pleasant, SCLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 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 9 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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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