Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina	National
Population	30,106	5,148,714	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	1,275	173	91
Median age	41.1	38.8	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	48%	56%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	38%	40%	43%
Speak English	83%	93%	79%
Speak Spanish	10%	4%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Myrtle Beach is 637% higher than South Carolina
The median age in Myrtle Beach is 6% higher than South Carolina
In Myrtle Beach 77.88% of the population is White
In Myrtle Beach 13.61% of the population is Black
In Myrtle Beach 1.61% of the population is Asian

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Myrtle Beach population breakdown by race

Race	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina	National
White	77.88%	67.27%	73.35%
Black	13.61%	27.35%	12.63%
Asian	1.61%	1.42%	5.22%
American Indian	0.78%	0.32%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.43%	0.06%	0.18%
Mixed race	1.83%	2.07%	3.06%
Other race	3.85%	1.51%	4.75%

In Myrtle Beach, 13.0% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Myrtle Beach age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Myrtle Beach, SC demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).