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Myrtle Beach CCD, Horry County, SC

132,572 Population
84.7 square miles 1,564.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.4 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Horry County: 48.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,575 ±$1,913 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Horry County: $38,025 ±$913
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,590 ±$3,420 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Horry County: $66,880 ±$1,763
  • a little less than the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.7% ±1.1% (16,800  ±1,544) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Horry County: 13.2% 49,738 (±0.8% / ±2,844)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20 minutes ±0.7 (997,650  ±59,679) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Horry County: 23.1 3,342,205 (±0.5 / ±100,049)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

58,933 ±1,223 Number of households
  • Horry County: 158,779 ±1,593
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0 (131,907  ±2,769) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Horry County: 2.4 376,205 (±0 / ±87)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±1.1% (889  ±257) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Horry County: 4.2% † 3,165 (±0.7% / ±507)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

85,237 ±1,198 Number of housing units
  • Horry County: 217,419 ±130
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$295,500 ±$7,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Horry County: $287,700 ±$4,754
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.4% ±1.3% (17,664  ±1,780.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Horry County: 12.9% 48,967 (±0.7% / ±2,690.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.7% ±2% (98,492  ±2,903) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Horry County: 91.9% 264,858 (±1.6% / ±4,489)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.3% ±1.5% (31,821  ±1,658.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Horry County: 27.2% 78,211 (±0.9% / ±2,495.2)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8% ±0.9% (10,648  ±1,261) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Horry County: 6.7% 25,571
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.5% ±0.7% (10,655  ±777) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Horry County: 8.9% 28,326 (±0.4% / ±1,341)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
10,655 Total veterans ±777 9,592 Male ±742 1,063 Female ±317

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