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29585

16,966 Population
61.8 square miles 274.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

61.7 ±2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 52.2 ±0.5
  • about 1.5 times the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$55,914 ±$4,155 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: $44,163 ±$2,392
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,946 ±$8,139 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: $68,713 ±$2,958
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.5% ±2.1% (1,264  ±356) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 15% † 9,602 (±1.7% / ±1,114)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.8 minutes ±2.4 (110,275  ±20,521) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 29.1 685,555 (±1.6 / ±49,206)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,826 ±464 Number of households
  • the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 27,129 ±616
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0 (16,917  ±1,055) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 2.4 64,186 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±4.9% (132  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 6.2% † 723 (±2.5% / ±294)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,336 ±551 Number of housing units
  • the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 37,173 ±41
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$463,400 ±$19,299 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: $289,500 ±$21,516
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±2.8% (1,830  ±481.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 11% † 7,033 (±1.6% / ±1,051.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.7% ±2.8% (13,301  ±865.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 92.3% 45,299 (±3.4% / ±1,656.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
52.5% ±3.2% (7,215  ±605.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 32.8% 16,082 (±1.8% / ±878.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 1.5 times 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

2.1% ±0.8% (351  ±140) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 2.7% 1,719
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11% ±1.7% (1,615  ±273) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Murrells Inlet, SC Micro Area: 8.7% 4,680 (±0.7% / ±386)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,615 Total veterans ±273 1,510 Male ±258 105 Female ±67

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