ZIP 28124 · Mount Pleasant
Who lives in ZIP code 28124 (Mount Pleasant, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mount Pleasant, NC · Cabarrus County
uszips 2026
People7,010
Median age41.8
Household income$80,778
Home value$306,429
Median rent$1,194/mo
Poverty10.7%
College degree+23.5%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 47 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,409
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
36.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,449.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.2%
- Never married
- 23.9%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 55.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.5%
- Rent burden
- 18.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 3.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.5%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.