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Myrtle Beach City, South Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000)


	Number	Percent
Myrtle Beach Population:	22759	100.00%

Sex and Age
Male	11547	50.74%
Female	11212	49.26%

Under 5 years	1154	5.07%
5 to 9 years	1156	5.08%
10 to 14 years	1120	4.92%
15 to 19 years	1157	5.08%
20 to 24 years	2010	8.83%
25 to 34 years	4024	17.68%
35 to 44 years	3613	15.88%
45 to 54 years	2978	13.08%
55 to 59 years	1141	5.01%
60 to 64 years	993	4.36%
65 to 74 years	1891	8.31%
75 to 84 years	1229	5.4%
85 years and over	293	1.29%

Median age (years)	36.9

18 years and over	18664	82.01%
Male	9378	41.21%
Female	9286	40.8%
21 years and over	17853	78.44%
62 years and over	4027	17.69%
65 years and over	3413	15%
Male	1406	6.18%
Female	2007	8.82%

Race
One race	22330	98.12%
White	18472	81.16%
Black or African American	2903	12.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native	95	0.42%
Asian	291	1.28%
Asian indian	57	0.25%
Chinese	27	0.12%
Filipino	32	0.14%
Japanese	24	0.11%
Korean	18	0.08%
Vietnamese	97	0.43%
Other Asian	36	0.16%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.13%
Native Hawaiian	1	0%
Guamanian or Chamorro	23	0.1%
Samoan	4	0.02%
Other Pacific Islander	1	0%
Some other race	540	2.37%
Two or more races	429	1.88%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population	22759	100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race)	1062	4.67%
Mexican	682	3%
Puerto Rican	95	0.42%
Cuban	12	0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino	273	1.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21697	95.33%
White alone	18016	79.16%

Relationship
Total Population	22759	100.00%
In households	22600	99.3%
Householder	10413	45.75%
Spouse	3837	16.86%
Child	4747	20.86%
Own child under 18 years	3621	15.91%
Other relatives	1112	4.89%
Under 18 years	350	1.54%
Nonrelatives	2491	10.95%
Unmarried partner	793	3.48%
In group quarters	159	0.7%
Institutionalized population	21	0.09%
Non-Institutionalized population	138	0.61%

Households by Type
Total Households	10413	100.0 %
Family households (families)	5410	51.95%
With own children under 18 years	2112	20.28%
Married-couple family	3837	36.85%
With own children under 18 years	1264	12.14%
Female householder, no husband present	1156	11.1%
With own children under 18 years	661	6.35%
Non Family households	5003	48.05%
Householder living alone	3553	34.12%
Householder 65 years and over	1083	10.4%

Households with individuals under 18 years	2372	22.78%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2504	24.05%

Average Household size	2.17
Average family size	2.79

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units	14658	100.00%
Occupied housing units	10413	71.04%
Vacant housing units	4245	28.96%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	2584	17.63%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	18.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units	10413	100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units.	5399	51.85%
Renter-occupied housing units.	5014	48.15%

Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.17
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.17

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.