Myrtle Beach, South Carolina demographics

Myrtle Beach, SC demographics: median age 47.3; 33.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 4549075. The survey estimates a population of 38,371 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Myrtle Beach is 47.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 17,623 households (±665). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.3 ±2.7	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	6,211 ±774	16.2% ±2.0 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	7,954 ±841	20.7% ±2.2 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	15,127 ±1,035	39.4% ±2.7 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	9,079 ±681	23.7% ±1.8 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	18,915 ±695	49.3% ±1.8 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	19,456 ±700	50.7% ±1.8 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	25,551 ±1,357	66.6% ±3.5 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,753 ±1,168	15.0% ±3.0 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	49 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	459 ±206	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	17 ±37 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	436 ±239 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,106 ±1,167	15.9% ±3.0 pp	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,308 ±1,071	86.8% ±2.8 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,063 ±1,072	13.2% ±2.8 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,619 ±524	43.2% ±2.5 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	470 ±216	2.7% ±1.2 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,134 ±392	12.1% ±2.2 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,146 ±667	34.9% ±3.5 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,254 ±288	7.1% ±1.6 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,506 ±426	19.9% ±2.3 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	14,117 ±717	80.1% ±2.7 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,146 ±667	34.9% ±3.5 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,049 ±589	40.0% ±3.0 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,825 ±447	16.0% ±2.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,047 ±361	5.9% ±2.0 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	256 ±92	1.5% ±0.5 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	170 ±122 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	130 ±89 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	34,237 ±778	89.2% ±2.0 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,134 ±776	10.8% ±2.0 pp	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 36,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	31,437 ±1,076	86.1% ±2.8 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	3,514 ±881	9.6% ±2.4 pp	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	72 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	114 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	200 ±158 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	560 ±430 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	20 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	104 ±138 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	51 ±63 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	16 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	159 ±179 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	109 ±76 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	147 ±122 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 29,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,255 ±454	7.6% ±1.5 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,215 ±885	27.7% ±2.9 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,292 ±694	21.2% ±2.3 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,971 ±578	10.0% ±1.9 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,351 ±655	21.4% ±2.1 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,592 ±567	12.1% ±1.9 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 38,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	32,057 ±1,121	84.2% ±2.9 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,432 ±616	6.4% ±1.6 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	491 ±206	1.3% ±0.5 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,642 ±840	6.9% ±2.2 pp	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	464 ±259 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.3% of Myrtle Beach residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in South Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Myrtle Beach	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.3% ±2.1 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±1.6 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.4% ±1.1 pp	8.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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