Myrtle Beach, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
38,371
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
47.3
0.638% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19%
12.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,394
12.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$388,800
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,264
1.69% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Myrtle Beach, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.1% of the residents in Myrtle Beach, SC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Myrtle Beach, SC are Strand College of Hair Design (63 degrees awarded in 2023) and Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach (0 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Myrtle Beach, SC was $388,800, and the homeownership rate was 60.5%.

Most people in Myrtle Beach, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Myrtle Beach, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Myrtle Beach, SC is home to a population of 38.4k people, from which 93.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.8% of Myrtle Beach, SC residents were born outside of the country (4.13k people).

In 2024, there were 4.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.2k people) in Myrtle Beach, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.1%
2024 Citizenship
91.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.1% of Myrtle Beach, SC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Myrtle Beach, SC was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Myrtle Beach, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    25.2k ± 1.37k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.65k ± 1.18k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.13k ± 1.06k
13.2%
Hispanic Population
5.06k people

In 2024, there were 4.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.2k people) in Myrtle Beach, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.2% of the people in Myrtle Beach, SC are hispanic (5.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Myrtle Beach, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.13k people
11.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.45k people

As of 2024, 10.8% of Myrtle Beach, SC residents (4.13k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Myrtle Beach, SC was 11.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,170 ± 247
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    432 ± 148
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    406 ± 177

Myrtle Beach, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Myrtle Beach, SC employs 18.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Myrtle Beach, SC were Accommodation & Food Services (2,884 people), Retail Trade (2,371 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,869 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($86,339), Finance & Insurance ($82,578), and Manufacturing ($62,109).

Employment

Occupations

18.3k
2024 Value
± 1,305
1.69%
1 Year growth
± 9.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Myrtle Beach, SC grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 18k employees to 18.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Myrtle Beach, SC, are Management Occupations (2,333 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,170 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,868 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.3k
2024 Value
± 1,305
1.69%
1 Year growth
± 9.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Myrtle Beach, SC grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 18k employees to 18.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Myrtle Beach, SC, are Accommodation & Food Services (2,884 people), Retail Trade (2,371 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,869 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Myrtle Beach, SC, though some of these residents may live in Myrtle Beach, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,192
Median earning men ± $3,714
$31,700
Median earning women ± $3,317

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,750), Wholesale Trade ($69,773), and Manufacturing ($62,316).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($128,343), Wholesale Trade ($86,518), and Manufacturing ($61,607).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Myrtle Beach, SC awarded 63 degrees. The student population of Myrtle Beach, SC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 51 male students and 681 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Myrtle Beach, SC are White (48 and 76.2%), Black or African American (11 and 17.5%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 4.76%), and Two or More Races (1 and 1.59%).

The largest universities in Myrtle Beach, SC by number of degrees awarded are Strand College of Hair Design (63 and 100%) and Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach (0 and 0%).

The most popular majors in Myrtle Beach, SC are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (40 and 63.5%), General Cosmetology (23 and 36.5%), and Massage Therapy (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 732 students enrolled in Myrtle Beach, SC, 6.97% men and 93% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 383 records, of which 90.3% were women and 9.66% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
40 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Myrtle Beach, SC was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 40 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Myrtle Beach, SC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Strand College of Hair Design
    63 degrees awarded
  2. Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach
    0 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Strand College of Hair Design with 63 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Myrtle Beach, SC, which is 0.0161 times less than the 62 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 48 degrees mean that there were 4.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 11 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,660) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Myrtle Beach, SC was $388,800 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $347,700 to $388,800, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Myrtle Beach, SC is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Myrtle Beach, SC have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Myrtle Beach, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$388,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,009
$10,663
Median Property Taxes
±$789

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Myrtle Beach, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Myrtle Beach, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.5%
Homeownership
2024
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in Myrtle Beach, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,394
Median Household Income
± $3,850
17.6k
Number of Households
± 1,175

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.6k households in Myrtle Beach, SC grew to $60,394 from the previous year's value of $53,679.

The following chart displays the households in Myrtle Beach, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Myrtle Beach, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.3%)
  3. Carpooled (7.74%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Myrtle Beach, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Myrtle Beach, SC have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Myrtle Beach, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Myrtle Beach, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Myrtle Beach, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Myrtle Beach, SC (7.26k out of 38.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Myrtle Beach, SC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.7% of the population of Myrtle Beach, SC has health coverage, with 31.5% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 17.8% on non-group plans, and 0.857% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.9% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.3%
Uninsured
31.5%
Employer Coverage
16.4%
Medicaid
18%
Medicare
17.8%
Non-Group
0.857%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Myrtle Beach, SC declined by 9.92% from 17% to 15.3%.

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