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Myrtle Beach, SC
Demographic Data




Myrtle Beach Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Myrtle Beach Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

38,417

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.8%
5 - 17:
11.4%
18 - 24:
6.9%
25 - 34:
12.0%
35 - 54:
24.5%
55 - 64:
18.1%
Over 65 Years:
22.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.9%
2.9%
91.8%
91.8%
32.2%
32.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Myrtle Beach
USA
$38,086
$38,086
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Myrtle Beach
USA
$50,558
$50,558
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.3%

Employment Industries

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Accommodation
Construction
Retail
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Education
Other
Real estate
Manufacturing
Transportation
Arts
Public Service
Finance
21.2%
21.2%
11.1%
11.1%
10.4%
10.4%
9.0%
9.0%
6.6%
6.6%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
5.5%
5.5%
4.4%
4.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
68.6%
68.6%
15.3%
15.3%
11.4%
11.4%
3.7%
3.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
European
Italian
Scots-Irish
Polish
Jamaican
Scottish
French
Russian
Brazilian
Norwegian
British
Albanian
French Canadian
Swedish
Dutch
Hungarian
Ukrainian
12.4%
12.4%
11.5%
11.5%
10.8%
10.8%
7.9%
7.9%
5.9%
5.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Russian
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
French
Native American languages
Polish
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Japanese
Serbo-Croatian
Greek
Portuguese
86.4%
86.4%
9.0%
9.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Myrtle Beach Residents

11.1%


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