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North Myrtle BeachSC

North Myrtle Beach, SC is a 16K-resident city in Horry County with a median household income of $72,722.

Horry County, South Carolina. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for North Myrtle Beach, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. North Myrtle Beach has a population larger than 30% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $416,900.

Data updated 2026-09-05

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 31%
By size
$72,722
Median income (place)
$416,900
Median home (place)
7.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach posts a median household income higher than 40% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 41%
by median income, US cities

Where North Myrtle Beach income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$72,722 Bottom 40% higher than 40% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

North Myrtle Beach $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in SC

Population among 50 SC places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbia is the largest SC city on this list; Five Forks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in SC

Median household income among the same 50-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Five Forks posts the highest place-level median income in SC; Columbia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading North Myrtle Beach, SC beyond the headline numbers

North Myrtle Beach sits inside Horry County, South Carolina, at roughly 33.82°N, -78.68°W. Population 15,579, $72,722 median household income. Median home value $416,900, median rent $1,263. Poverty rate 7.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7.4%, poverty in North Myrtle Beach, SC runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in North Myrtle Beach costs around 5.7 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

17.9% of North Myrtle Beach workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, high blood pressure departs furthest from its peer median: 46.7% in North Myrtle Beach, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

At 61.9 years, North Myrtle Beach's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for North Myrtle Beach from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,579
North Myrtle Beach · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$72,722
-19% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$416,900
Near average
Median Age (place)
61.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Horry County): North Myrtle Beach's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
383K+38%
Median Income
$66,880+58%
Median Home Value
$287,700+80%
Poverty Rate
13.2%-29%
Unemployment
4.9%-57%

Economics

Economics indicators for North Myrtle Beach, SC
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,263/mo
Poverty Rate
7.4% -40% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 39.9%
Work From Home 17.9%
Public Transit 0.9%

Population

White 89.3%
African American 3.1%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
46.7%
Short Sleep Duration
30%
Obesity
29.7%
Physical Inactivity
22.5%
Diabetes
15.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.1%
Binge Drinking
12.4%
Current Smoking
11.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
9.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 71%
Annual Checkup 86.3%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
8.5%
Stroke
4.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect North Myrtle Beach?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for North Myrtle Beach right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet SC-NORTH-MYRTLE-BEACH · North Myrtle Beach

North Myrtle Beach: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of North Myrtle Beach, SC? ▼
North Myrtle Beach, SC has a population of 15,579 people, located in Horry County, South Carolina.
What is the median household income in North Myrtle Beach? ▼
The median household income in North Myrtle Beach, SC is $72,722 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.4%.
What is the median home value in North Myrtle Beach? ▼
The median home value in North Myrtle Beach, SC is $416,900. Median rent is $1,263/month.
What are the top health concerns in North Myrtle Beach? ▼
The top health indicators in North Myrtle Beach include High Blood Pressure (46.7%), Short Sleep Duration (30%), Obesity (29.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in North Myrtle Beach? ▼
The median age in North Myrtle Beach, SC is 61.9 years. 39.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for North Myrtle Beach, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside SC (7.4% here).

Arlington, VA 7.4% Santa Clarita, CA 7.4% Rio Rancho, NM 7.4% New Braunfels, TX 7.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside SC ($72,722 here).

Marietta, GA $72,725 Oakland Park, FL $72,708 Cuyahoga Falls, OH $72,705 Inglewood, CA $72,750

Compare North Myrtle Beach with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Myrtle Beach, SC 31K Socastee, SC 20K Conway, SC 21K Red Hill, SC 13K Leland, NC 18K Wilmington, NC 116K Lumberton, NC 22K Masonboro, NC 15K
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Using North Myrtle Beach's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Horry County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.