What is the population of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?

The population of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is 34,453.

What is the median household income in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?

The median household income in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is $50,182, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is $234,870, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is 4.1%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education C

Metric	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Population	34,453	5,341,662	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1454.5	166.9	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	2.60%	1.07%	0.57%
Median age	48.4	40.1	37.1
Households	16,246	2,071,127	128,459,983

Year	Myrtle Beach

Group	Share

Myrtle Beach has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$50,182	$66,957	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.03%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$234,870	$224,357	$242,182
Median rent	$1,137	$1,126	$1,342
Homeownership rate	59.8%	71.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM .

Metric	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.0	22.2	22.5
Work from home	11.9%	10.0%	13.4%

Myrtle Beach has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	28.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.45	2.54

Myrtle Beach has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.3	75.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.8%	19.6%	16.3%
Smokers	20.4%	21.5%	19.0%