Cabarrus Today

35 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mount Pleasant in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.1 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,064.

91.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Mount Pleasant residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	106	8.1
Regular high school diploma	349	26.8
GED or alternative credential	20	1.5
Some college less than 1 year	96	7.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	276	21.2
Associate's degree	130	10
Bachelor's degree	220	16.9
Master's degree	74	5.7
Professional school degree	18	1.4
Doctorate degree	15	1.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.