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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area


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2024 population: 413,391   ( 62,353 from 2020)
Land area: 1133.3 square miles
Population density: 364.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:316,723 76.62% 17.3%
Black:47,38011.46% 9.1%
Indian:1,5890.38% 16.2%
Asian:6,6321.60% 25.8%
2+ races:8,5562.07% 26.9%
Hispanic:32,5117.86% 34.4%
Total non-White:96,66823.38% 19.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,799 9.8
Deaths:21,25515.1
Net Migration: 64,84246.2
Net Immigration: 4,4643.2
Change in White population:46,659 13.3
Change in Non-White pop.:15,694 4.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
351,038
270,06476.93%
43,41312.37%
1,3680.39%
5,2701.50%
6,7401.92%
24,1836.89%
80,97423.07%

2010
269,291
208,09677.28%
35,75313.28%
1,0750.40%
3,0061.12%
4,2831.59%
16,6836.20%
61,19522.72%

2000
196,629
157,04079.87%
30,20615.36%
7420.38%
1,5610.79%
1,8340.93%
5,0572.57%
39,58920.13%

1990
144,053
116,55780.91%
25,09517.42%
4110.29%
9030.63%
n/a
1,0870.75%
27,49619.09%

1980
101,419
77,54276.46%
21,98121.67%
1280.13%
4210.42%
n/a
1,2471.23%
23,87723.54%

1970
69,992
52,25974.66%
17,32824.76%
360.05%
610.09%
n/a
2830.40%
17,733 25.34%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
28,761 10.7
29,83711.1
82,41830.6
2,4150.9
61,968 23.0
19,779 7.3
2000's
NumberRate
27,141 13.8
19,85710.1
56,08728.5
4,3892.2
51,056 26.0
21,606 11.0
1990's
NumberRate
21,308 14.8
14,81710.3
29,55520.5
1,0590.7
40,483 28.1
12,093 8.4
1980's
NumberRate
20,091 19.8
9,495 9.4
32,984 32.5
n/a
39,015 38.5
3,619 3.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
20,853 29.8
n/a
25,283 36.1
6,144 8.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2024
NumberPercent
48.7
64,964 15.7%
348,427 84.3%
100,979 24.4%
158,779
2.37
103,211 65.0%
78,997 76.5%
9,568 9.3%
55,568 35.0%

2010
NumberPercent
82.3
-160,807 -59.7%
430,098 159.7%
92,140 34.2%
224,450
2.37
144,508 64.4%
106,050 73.4%
15,106 10.5%
79,942 35.6%

2000
NumberPercent
38.6
41,932 21.3%
154,697 78.7%
29,539 15.0%
81,785
2.37
54,777 67.0%
42,601 77.8%
5,220 9.5%
27,008 33.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.9
34,197 23.7%
109,856 76.3%
18,262 12.7%
55,665
2.52
40,552 72.9%
32,752 80.8%
3,529 8.7%
15,113 27.1%

1980
NumberPercent
28.8
30,696 30.3%
70,723 69.7%
9,408 9.3%
34,870
2.87
27,825 79.8%
23,182 83.3%
2,272 8.2%
7,045 20.2%

2024 Housing Data for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units217,419 
Median Value$287,700 
Occupied158,77973.0%
Vacant58,64027.0%
Owned122,68077.3%
Rented36,09922.7%
Median Rent$1,255 
Single-Family Units125,60257.8%
    Detached116,16453.4%
    Attached9,4384.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units54,59025.1%
Mobile Homes28,03812.9%

2024 Income & Employment Data for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,2935.2%
$10,000 to $14,9995,1933.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995,2103.3%
$20,000 to $24,9996,6534.2%
$25,000 to $29,9997,2864.6%
$30,000 to $34,9995,8213.7%
$35,000 to $39,9997,0204.4%
$40,000 to $44,9997,4274.7%
$45,000 to $49,9996,5474.1%
$50,000 to $59,99912,6828.0%
$60,000 to $74,99916,08510.1%
$75,000 to $99,99922,67114.3%
$100,000 to $124,99916,84410.6%
$125,000 to $149,9999,8056.2%
$150,000 to $199,99910,7586.8%
$200,000 or more10,4846.6%
Median Household Income66,880 
Per Capita Income38,025 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,6375.4%
Public Assistance1,8761.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps12,9438.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed139,21967.0%
Unemployed7,0893.4%
In Armed Forces2350.1%
Total Labor Force146,54370.5%
Not in Labor Force61,38629.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector58,46356,29950.9%
Non-Profit3,0555,45035.9%
Self-Employed13,0317,61563.1%
Local Government4,3336,65239.4%
State Government2,7435,09235.0%
Federal Government1,42185362.5%
Total Private + Self71,49463,91452.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11,55218,04739.0%
Total83,04681,96150.3%
Pct. Govt.12.8%  
Pct. Private + Self82.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts25,38815.4%
Sales and Office Occupations40,65324.6%
Professional, Technical32,94519.9%
Service Occupations34,64521.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4360.3%
All others31,72819.2%
White Collar 59.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade24,62514.9%
Accommodation and food services20,16412.2%
Health care and social assistance20,16312.2%
Construction14,8659.0%
Educational services14,1188.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,1805.6%
Professional, scientific, technical8,8335.3%
Other services8,7355.3%
Manufacturing8,6595.2%
Finance and insurance6,3203.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,9753.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,8583.5%
Public administration5,3693.2%
Transportation and warehousing4,4892.7%
Information2,5471.5%
Wholesale trade2,4021.5%
Utilities1,9661.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9920.6%
Management860.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction130.0%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican13,6313.56%
Puerto Rican3,2840.86%
Cuban7690.20%
Dominican6000.16%
Total Central American4,6241.21%
Costa Rican2450.06%
Guatemalan2,5340.66%
Honduran1,2530.33%
Nicaraguan1390.04%
Panamanian1050.03%
Salvadoran3480.09%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,6310.43%
Argentinean150.00%
Bolivian50.00%
Chilean2200.06%
Colombian6790.18%
Ecuadorian3350.09%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian290.01%
Uruguayan250.01%
Venezuelan3230.08%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,4620.90%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1,1870.31%
Filipino1,1840.31%
Indian8240.22%
Chinese6570.17%
Korean2990.08%
Japanese2190.06%
Thai1260.03%
Laotian760.02%
Indonesian170.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English334,36891.1%
Spanish20,3435.5%
Other Indo-European4,2051.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,8230.5%
German, other Germanic1,0020.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun8570.2%
Other Asian8180.2%
Other7960.2%
Tagalog7830.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English51,28513.4%
Irish45,82912.0%
German43,19811.3%
American29,6457.7%
Italian27,2957.1%
European15,1193.9%
Polish9,3912.5%
Scottish7,4531.9%
French6,3411.7%
Scotch-Irish4,1141.1%
Russian2,2080.6%
Dutch2,1970.6%
Welsh2,1300.6%
Hungarian2,1190.6%
Swedish2,1000.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen370,28596.7%
Not a citizen12,7313.3%
Native357,44593.3%
Foreign-born25,5716.7%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
7,826 2.7%15,406 5.3%89,555 31.1%97,092 33.7%50,658 17.6%27,553 9.6%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 7,826 2.7%
9-12 Years 15,406 5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 89,555 31.1%
Some College 97,092 33.7%
Bach. Degree 50,658 17.6%
Grad Degree 27,553 9.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 148,556 139,074 9,482 6.4%
1991 154,770 143,604 11,166 7.2%
1992 162,768 149,660 13,108 8.1%
1993 166,000 150,834 15,166 9.1%
1994 171,828 159,696 12,132 7.1%
1995 182,618 173,334 9,284 5.1%
1996 189,740 179,874 9,866 5.2%
1997 197,190 188,166 9,024 4.6%
1998 202,406 195,056 7,350 3.6%
1999 208,066 200,484 7,582 3.6%
2000 210,454 202,744 7,710 3.7%
2001 205,588 195,298 10,290 5.0%
2002 212,244 200,358 11,886 5.6%
2003 224,232 210,534 13,698 6.1%
2004 233,696 218,606 15,090 6.5%
2005 242,796 227,608 15,188 6.3%
2006 261,072 245,688 15,384 5.9%
2007 264,004 249,792 14,212 5.4%
2008 263,646 243,732 19,914 7.6%
2009 262,284 231,174 31,110 11.9%
2010 264,242 231,322 32,920 12.5%
2011 265,794 234,520 31,274 11.8%
2012 265,710 238,746 26,964 10.1%
2013 266,434 244,044 22,390 8.4%
2014 268,288 248,988 19,300 7.2%
2015 274,474 255,124 19,350 7.0%
2016 279,480 263,476 16,004 5.7%
2017 285,708 271,608 14,100 4.9%
2018 288,946 276,714 12,232 4.2%
2019 294,890 284,498 10,392 3.5%
2020 295,394 269,912 25,482 8.6%
2021 294,456 279,738 14,718 5.0%
2022 301,186 289,468 11,718 3.9%
2023 316,448 305,636 10,812 3.4%
2024 342,104 325,864 16,240 4.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com