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North Myrtle Beach, SC

15,510 Population
21.4 square miles 725.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

58 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 46.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in South Carolina: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$37,180 ±$2,608 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: $26,909 ±$425
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $26,645 ±$143
$54,283 ±$3,717 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: $47,732 ±$870
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $48,781 ±$288

12.1% ±2.7% (1,872  ±413) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 16.2% 68,992 (±0.8% / ±3,350)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 16.6% 790,657 (±0.2% / ±9,785)

21.9 minutes ±1.9 (129,270  ±13,952) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 22.5 3,943,685 (±0.4 / ±82,055)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 24.3 50,619,115 (±0.1 / ±304,577)

Families

7,606 ±266 Number of households
  • the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 178,272 ±1,609
  • South Carolina: 1,871,307 ±5,896
2 ±0.1 (15,493  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 2.4 428,372 (±0 / ±481)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.5 4,756,406 (±0)

5% ±2.7% (115  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 5.1% † 4,494 (±0.6% / ±513)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 61,725 (±0.1% / ±1,553)

Housing

28,244 ±432 Number of housing units
  • the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 282,931 ±230
  • South Carolina: 2,229,324 ±430

$263,300 ±$10,197 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: $172,200 ±$1,720
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Carolina: $148,600 ±$633

15.3% ±2.8% (2,365  ±431) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 16.1% 68,904 (±0.8% / ±3,208.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 14.9% 719,486 (±0.2% / ±10,686.8)

Social

92.9% ±4.1% (12,360  ±591.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 89.2% 287,144 (±1.1% / ±3,417.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 86.5% 2,878,125 (±0.4% / ±11,764)
34.8% ±2.7% (4,632  ±370.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 24.5% 78,723 (±0.6% / ±1,795.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Carolina: 27% 898,081 (±0.2% / ±6,983.8)

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

6% ±1.7% (926  ±263) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 5.7% 24,697 (±0.3% / ±1,422)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 4.9% 237,789 (±0.1% / ±3,551)

12% ±1.4% (1,661  ±194) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area: 11.7% 41,130 (±0.3% / ±1,135)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 9.8% 367,921 (±0.1% / ±3,174)
1,661 Total veterans ±194 1,558 Male ±202 103 Female ±64

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