North Myrtle Beach.
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South Carolina·Horry County
7 tracts·13K people·$417K median·591/mi²
White 89 · Hispanic 5 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 53 · Living alone 34 · Other 13
Leisure 36 · Retail 27 · Professional 21 · Public admin 6 · Manufacturing 4 · Health 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 25 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 15 · Bike 2 · Transit 1 · Walk 1
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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 North Myrtle Beach is $416,900 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
North Myrtle Beach has 19,855 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 61.9; the population is 89.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Black, 2.1% Multiracial, 0.8% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 39.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.4% (Census ACS).
Ocean Drive Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (64%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,263/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in North Myrtle Beach is $72,722 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In North Myrtle Beach, median rent is $1,263/month and the median home value is $416,900 (Census ACS).
North Myrtle Beach reported 4.5 violent crimes and 40.1 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 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in North Myrtle Beach are ice storm (90), lightning (85) and earthquake (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In North Myrtle Beach, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).