Demographics of Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina had 40,937 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,965 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Myrtle Beach city, in four figures

40,937
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 38,371 ±79.; +13.8%
Change since July 2020: +4,965 people.; 47.3 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,394 ±$3,850
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina's population grew 13.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina's population grew 13.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	35,972	100.0	100.0
2021	37,014	102.9	100.2
2022	38,499	107.0	100.7
2023	39,838	110.7	101.6
2024	40,669	113.1	102.5
2025	40,937	113.8	103.1

Population of Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	35,972	—
2021	37,014	+1,042
2022	38,499	+1,485
2023	39,838	+1,339
2024	40,669	+831
2025	40,937	+268

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±2.7: for men 43.0 ±3.8 and for women 50.6 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Myrtle Beach city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,868 ±430	4.9% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,343 ±644	11.3% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,484 ±472	6.5% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,458 ±920	24.6% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,139 ±843	29.0% ±2.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,079 ±681	23.7% ±1.8	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,394 ±$3,850, and income per person $42,969 ±$3,411, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Myrtle Beach city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,803 ±582	21.6% ±3.2	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,065 ±638	23.1% ±3.5	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,499 ±402	14.2% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,939 ±327	11.0% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,593 ±431	14.7% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,106 ±278	6.3% ±1.6	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,618 ±320	9.2% ±1.8	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Myrtle Beach city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	7,263 ±913	19.0% ±2.4	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,316 ±526	37.6% ±7.1	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,350 ±596	17.6% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,597 ±379	12.2% ±2.8	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Myrtle Beach city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Myrtle Beach city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	24,419 ±572	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.2% ±2.1	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.8% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.5% ±2.9	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.5% ±3.2	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$388,800 ±$34,009	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,261 ±$77	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Myrtle Beach city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,063 ±1,072	13.2% ±2.8	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,170 ±1,367	65.6% ±3.6	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,646 ±1,175	14.7% ±3.1	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	444 ±204	1.2% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 188	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,909 ±591	5.0% ±1.5	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Myrtle Beach city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	12,222 ±1,132	31.9% ±2.9	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,685 ±1,138	56.5% ±3.0	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	131 to 529	0.3% to 1.4%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,134 ±776	10.8% ±2.0	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,471 ±328	3.8% ±0.9	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,663 ±669	6.9% ±1.7	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Myrtle Beach city among the places of South Carolina

13th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Myrtle Beach city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Goose Creek city	48,078 ±61
Sumter city	43,053 ±52
Greer city	41,536 ±59
Florence city	40,408 ±41
Spartanburg city	38,910 ±55
Myrtle Beach city	38,371 ±79
Hilton Head Island town	37,911 ±43
Bluffton town	33,157 ±35
Aiken city	32,521 ±32
Fort Mill town	30,775 ±44
Anderson city	30,051 ±58

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Reported crime in Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026