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Myrtle Beach, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $349,400 (it was $103,700 in 2000)
Myrtle Beach:

$349,400
South Carolina:

$254,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $186,426 - $554,567

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $517,738
Here:

$517,738
State:

$368,255

Townhouses or other attached units: $288,994
Here:

$288,994
State:

$292,023

In 2-unit structures: $187,464
Here:

$187,464
State:

$358,283

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $250,449
Here:

$250,449
State:

$230,702

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,644
Here:

$189,644
State:

$326,361

Mobile homes: $99,112
Here:

$99,112
State:

$102,531

Total population: 29,992 (Urban population: 22,575, Rural population: 32 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 25,418 (17,027 occupied: 11,177 owner occupied, 7,270 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

28%

Housing density: 1,515 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $355,476.

Median contract rent in 2022: $986 (lower quartile is $733, upper quartile is $1,347)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,995


Median gross rent in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2022: $1,144

Housing units in Myrtle Beach with a mortgage: 5,789 (661 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 671 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 161

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $93,587

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $50,814

Median monthly housing costs: $1,026

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1995

Median year apartment built: 1990

Household type by relationship:

Households: 38,746
  • Male householders: 8,202 (2,703 living alone), Female householders: 9,203 (3,771 living alone)
  • 7,276 spouses (7,209 opposite-sex spouses), 969 unmarried partners, (926 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,705 children (8,034 natural, 511 adopted, 160 stepchildren), 367 grandchildren, 682 brothers or sisters, 330 parents, 15 foster children, 661 other relatives, 2,157 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 174

Size of family households: 6,644 2-persons, 2,697 3-persons, 745 4-persons, 471 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,519 1-person, 1,038 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

3,243 married couples with children.
2,318 single-parent households (192 men, 2,126 women).

86.4% of residents of Myrtle Beach speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,597 (11.9%)
(33.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.5

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • 77no bedroom
  • 2001 bedroom
  • 2,5552 bedrooms
  • 6,2123 bedrooms
  • 1,6254 bedrooms
  • 5085+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • 387no bedroom
  • 1,4231 bedroom
  • 3,4742 bedrooms
  • 1,8063 bedrooms
  • 1744 bedrooms
  • 65+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Myrtle Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Myrtle Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 181no vehicle
  • 4,2101 vehicle
  • 5,2652 vehicles
  • 1,1483 vehicles
  • 3014 vehicles
  • 735+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Myrtle Beach in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Myrtle Beach in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,135no vehicle
  • 3,7071 vehicle
  • 2,0742 vehicles
  • 3313 vehicles
  • 184 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • 771 room
  • 712 rooms
  • 4663 rooms
  • 1,6824 rooms
  • 2,5965 rooms
  • 2,1686 rooms
  • 1,8377 rooms
  • 9888 rooms
  • 1,2929+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • 3801 room
  • 5592 rooms
  • 1,4833 rooms
  • 2,3284 rooms
  • 1,4885 rooms
  • 6486 rooms
  • 2237 rooms
  • 1248 rooms
  • 389+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Myrtle Beach, SC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2022
  • 1,013Less than $10,000
  • 1,711$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,678$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,539$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,368$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,236$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,536$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,927$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,136$100,000 to $124,999
  • 907$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,121$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,391$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Myrtle Beach, SC

  • Distribution of house value in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2022
  • 40Less than $10,000
  • 16$10,000 to $14,999
  • 30$15,000 to $19,999
  • 31$20,000 to $24,999
  • 55$25,000 to $29,999
  • 12$35,000 to $39,999
  • 41$40,000 to $49,999
  • 162$50,000 to $59,999
  • 99$60,000 to $69,999
  • 133$70,000 to $79,999
  • 77$80,000 to $89,999
  • 153$90,000 to $99,999
  • 633$100,000 to $124,999
  • 232$125,000 to $149,999
  • 519$150,000 to $174,999
  • 425$175,000 to $199,999
  • 793$200,000 to $249,999
  • 984$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,798$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,906$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,502$500,000 to $749,999
  • 786$750,000 to $999,999
  • 317$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 100$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 237$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Myrtle Beach, SC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2022
  • 9Less than $100
  • 127$100 to $149
  • 48$150 to $199
  • 12$200 to $249
  • 13$300 to $349
  • 4$350 to $399
  • 92$400 to $449
  • 55$450 to $499
  • 194$500 to $549
  • 282$550 to $599
  • 221$600 to $649
  • 233$650 to $699
  • 722$700 to $749
  • 195$750 to $799
  • 515$800 to $899
  • 645$900 to $999
  • 1,384$1,000 to $1,249
  • 643$1,250 to $1,499
  • 783$1,500 to $1,999
  • 257$2,000 to $2,499
  • 40$2,500 to $2,999
  • 14$3,000 to $3,499
  • 237$3,500 or more
  • 230No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.6%
Number of people working at home: 2,679 (13.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 565
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,612
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,380
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,628
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,434
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,131
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,513
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 148
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 213
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 410
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 199
  • 90 or more minutes: 370
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Myrtle Beach

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 42,362 (78.6%)
  • Carpooled: 4,845 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 285 (0.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 20 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 31 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,506 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle: 88 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 503 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 2,679 (5.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 3.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.7%Males
  • 7.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 9.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • 1,2052010 or later
  • 1,7822000 to 2009
  • 6181990 to 1999
  • 3751980 to 1989
  • 1571970 to 1979
  • 246Before 1970
Ancestries in Myrtle Beach, SC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 2,500 (11.5%)
  • European: 2,142 (9.8%)
  • Irish: 1,630 (7.5%)
  • American: 1,516 (7.0%)
  • German: 1,279 (5.9%)
  • Italian: 1,085 (5.0%)
  • Jamaican: 570 (2.6%)
  • Polish: 385 (1.8%)
  • Brazilian: 328 (1.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 251 (1.2%)
  • Albanian: 247 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 226 (1.0%)
  • Russian: 157 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 150 (0.7%)
  • French: 145 (0.7%)
  • French Canadian: 137 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 93 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 84 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 77 (0.4%)
  • Moroccan: 70 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 65 (0.3%)
  • Belgian: 62 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 58 (0.3%)
  • Israeli: 55 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 54 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 47 (0.2%)
  • British: 47 (0.2%)
  • Slavic: 45 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 42 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 39 (0.2%)
  • Bahamian: 30 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Afghan: 28 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 22 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 21 (0.10%)
  • African: 21 (0.10%)
  • Northern European: 18 (0.08%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.06%)
  • Austrian: 10 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Myrtle Beach:

32.9% (1,337)
South Carolina:

22.5% (60,774)

Jamaica
Myrtle Beach:

13.1% (532)
South Carolina:

2.6% (7,073)

Guatemala
Myrtle Beach:

7.6% (310)
South Carolina:

3.4% (9,058)

Albania
Myrtle Beach:

4.8% (195)
South Carolina:

0.2% (495)

Brazil
Myrtle Beach:

4.3% (173)
South Carolina:

2.0% (5,344)

Germany
Myrtle Beach:

3.9% (160)
South Carolina:

3.7% (9,982)

Canada
Myrtle Beach:

3.3% (135)
South Carolina:

3.0% (8,193)

Uzbekistan
Myrtle Beach:

3.1% (127)
South Carolina:

0.3% (687)

Morocco
Myrtle Beach:

2.8% (114)
South Carolina:

0.1% (322)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Myrtle Beach:

1.8% (72)
South Carolina:

1.2% (3,296)

Italy
Myrtle Beach:

1.6% (67)
South Carolina:

0.5% (1,444)

Poland
Myrtle Beach:

1.6% (66)
South Carolina:

0.6% (1,691)

Ecuador
Myrtle Beach:

1.5% (63)
South Carolina:

0.9% (2,502)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 11,251
  • Other state: 22,507
  • Northeast: 8,667
  • Midwest: 3,425
  • South: 9,418
  • West: 891

84.0% of Myrtle Beach residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 12.6% lived in South Carolina.


Myrtle Beach:

84.0%
State average:

86.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 267
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 62
  • 7th and 8th grade: 108
  • 9th grade: 171
  • 10th grade: 156
  • 11th grade: 185
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 278
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,466
  • Less than 1 year of college: 691
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,706
  • Associate degree: 1,522
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,388
  • Master's degree: 984
  • Professional school degree: 264
  • Doctorate degree: 245
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 94
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 10
  • 5th and 6th grade: 28
  • 7th and 8th grade: 109
  • 9th grade: 182
  • 10th grade: 248
  • 11th grade: 163
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 218
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,014
  • Less than 1 year of college: 867
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,413
  • Associate degree: 1,819
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,761
  • Master's degree: 1,167
  • Professional school degree: 283
  • Doctorate degree: 302
Educational Attainment for Females
Myrtle Beach marital status for males
Myrtle Beach marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,626
  • One, attached: 2,023
  • Two: 449
  • 3 or 4: 1,464
  • 5 to 9: 2,446
  • 10 to 19: 2,165
  • 20 to 49: 1,834
  • 50 or more: 4,102
  • Mobile homes: 1,307

Median worth of mobile homes: $132,690

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 4 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Myrtle Beach
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Myrtle Beach, SC
  • 76.9%Electricity
  • 21.8%Utility gas
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Myrtle Beach, SC
  • 95.6%Electricity
  • 4.1%Utility gas
  • 0.1%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 253
Here:

9.9%
South Carolina:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156
Here:

10.9%
South Carolina:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 107
Here:

9.0%
South Carolina:

21.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability