Editing Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (section)

===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.