North Myrtle Beach, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	North Myrtle Beach	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$42,813	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$61,390	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$68,288	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,002	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,028	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,814	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.7%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in North Myrtle Beach is 44% higher than the national average
The median household income in North Myrtle Beach is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in North Myrtle Beach is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in North Myrtle Beach is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,922 $61,390 $122,780

City

$31,262 $46,898 $93,796

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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North Myrtle Beach median earnings by income bracket

North Myrtle Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.6%	6.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	19.1%	19.1%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	5.6%	5.6%
Other	41.2%	41.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	529	$145,750	163.5%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	743	$93,750	69.5%
Sunset Beach, NC	3,994	$61,458	11.1%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,391	$57,454	3.9%
Little River, SC	9,692	$52,896	4.4%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	16,684	$61,390	11.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, OH	16,684	$46,656	15.7%
Tahlequah, OK	16,684	$37,500	32.2%
Pendleton, OR	16,685	$54,834	0.9%
Opelousas, LA	16,687	$32,666	41.0%
Sylvan Lake, AB	16,694	n/a
North Myrtle Beach, SC	16,684	$61,390	11.0%

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