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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Charleston, SC

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- Charleston is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 5.9% less likely to be married in Charleston.
- The Median Age is 10.2 years younger in Charleston.
 Myrtle Beach, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock147,928329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.538.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock96,650285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock44.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,337.893.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCCharleston, SCUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock33,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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