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Horry (Central and South) County--Myrtle Beach City PUMA, SC

184,115 Population
197.6 square miles 931.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,437 ±$2,666 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,520 ±$4,903 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.5% ±3.6% (27,271  ±6,420) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.9 minutes ±0.6 (1,454,550  ±71,301) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

77,805 ±3,632 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (176,626  ±8,895) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±2.8% (1,935  ±984) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

92,270 ±3,869 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$333,900 ±$13,625 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±2.3% (23,722  ±4,313.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±2.1% (129,174  ±6,500.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.7% ±2.4% (39,747  ±3,711.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.5% ±2.5% (16,102  ±4,307.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 418,840 (±0.1% / ±6,831.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

7% ±1.9% (12,890  ±3,592) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.6% ±1.2% (13,562  ±1,972) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
13,562 Total veterans ±1,972 11,569 Male ±1,808 1,993 Female ±792

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