Myrtle Beach.
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South Carolina·Horry County
14 tracts·31K people·$389K median·1,309/mi²
White 66 · Black 15 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 43 · Living alone 35 · Other 22
Leisure 33 · Professional 23 · Retail 20 · Health 12 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 23 · Sales · office 22 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 15 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Myrtle Beach is $388,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Myrtle Beach has 38,371 residents across 10 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 47.3; the population is 65.6% White, 14.7% Black, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 33.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.0% (Census ACS).
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter (69%) and Myrtle Beach Elementary (42%) lead the elementary schools; Myrtle Beach Middle is the middle school with reported scores (37%); Myrtle Beach High is the high school with reported scores (60%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,261/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Myrtle Beach is $60,394 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Myrtle Beach, median rent is $1,261/month and the median home value is $388,800 (Census ACS).
Myrtle Beach reported 10.0 violent crimes and 58.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 110 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Myrtle Beach are ice storm (83), wildfire (76) and earthquake (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Myrtle Beach, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).