Editing Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 1597
|1950= 3345
|1960= 7834
|1970= 8536
|1980= 18446
|1990= 24848
|2000= 25759
|2010= 27109
|2020= 35682
|estyear=2024
|estimate=40535
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/myrtlebeachcitysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown CSA.png|thumb|Location of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-Georgetown CSA and its components: {{legend|#FF0000|Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area}} {{legend|#FFFF00|Murrells Inlet, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area}}]]

Myrtle Beach is the largest principal city of the [[Myrtle Beach metropolitan area|Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Combined Statistical Area]], which had an estimated population of 463,209 in 2023,<ref name="PopEstCBSA"/> and includes the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (Horry County) and the [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Murrells Inlet, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area]] (Georgetown County).<ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List4.txt Metropolitan Statistical Areas And Components] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526063716/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List4.txt|date=26 May 2007}}, [[Office of Management and Budget]], 11 May 2007. Accessed 1 August 2008.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt Micropolitan Statistical Areas And Components] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011245/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt|date=29 June 2007}}, [[Office of Management and Budget]], 11 May 2007. Accessed 1 August 2008.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt Combined Statistical Areas And Component Core Based Statistical Areas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011223/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt|date=29 June 2007}}, [[Office of Management and Budget]], 11 May 2007. Accessed 1 August 2008.</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Myrtle Beach racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4549075&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|23,897
|66.97%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,644
|13.01%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|114
|0.32%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|820
|2.3%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|38
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|1,910
|5.35%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|4,259
|11.94%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 35,682 people, 13,817 households, and 7,678 families residing in the city.

===2010/2000 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the population of Myrtle Beach was 27,109.<ref name="GR8">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=14 May 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 22,759 permanent residents in Myrtle Beach, 10,413 households, 5,414 families, {{convert|1,356.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, with 14,658 housing units at an average density of {{convert|873.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

====Ethnicities====
The city's racial makeup was:
* 72.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
* 13.9% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Black]]
* 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
* 1.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
* 0.3% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
* 8.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]
* 2.7% from two or more races.

[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents, of any race, were 13.7% of the population.

====Age====
Of the total Myrtle Beach population:
* 18.0% were 1–17
* 11.0% were between 18 and 24
* 33.6% were between 25 and 44
* 22.5% were between 45 and 64
* 15.0% were 65 or older
* Median age was 37 years
* 103 males per 100 females overall
* 101 males per 100 females age 18 and over

====Income====
* Overall median income for a household in the city was $50,173
* Median income for a family was $43,900
* Males had a median income of $26,039
* Females had a median income of $22,473
* The per capita income for the city was $23,214.
* About 7.6% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

===Crime rate===
Crime rate levels in Myrtle Beach are high compared to the rest of South Carolina.<ref name="neighborhoodscout.com">{{Cite web |title=Myrtle Beach Crime Rates and Statistics - NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/sc/myrtle-beach/crime |access-date=30 July 2018 |website=www.neighborhoodscout.com |language=en}}</ref> The FBI reported 583 cases of violent crime in the year 2016, of which 5 were murder, 46 were rape and 139 were robbery. Aggravated assault 348, property crime 4395, burglary 469, larceny theft 3555, motor vehicle theft 371, and arson 10 were also reported.<ref>{{Cite news |title=South Carolina |language=en-us |work=FBI |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/table-6/table-6-state-cuts/south-carolina.xls |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

The average number of crimes per thousand population is 0.16 murders, 1.43 rapes, 4.31 robberies and 10.83 assaults.<ref name="neighborhoodscout.com" />

The FBI reported 483 violent crimes in 2000, of which 1 was murder and 39 were rapes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Table 8 - South Carolina |language=en-us |work=FBI |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/table-8/10tbl08sc.xls |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Murder
!Rape
!Robbery
!Assault
|-
|Report Total
|5
|46
|139
|349
|-
|Rate per 1,000
|0.16
|1.43
|4.31
|10.83
|}