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Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area


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2024 population: 847,830   ( 62,006 from 2020)
Land area: 5135.1 square miles
Population density: 165.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:491,379 57.96% 9.0%
Black:214,19225.26% 1.1%
Indian:54,7866.46% 1.2%
Asian:11,4731.35% 22.4%
2+ races:18,3982.17% 23.9%
Hispanic:57,6026.79% 28.2%
Total non-White:356,45142.04% 6.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:36,976 11.8
Deaths:49,61015.8
Net Migration: 67,22521.4
Net Immigration: 7,1102.3
Change in White population:40,720 5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:21,286 2.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
785,824
450,65957.35%
211,85826.96%
54,1496.89%
9,3711.19%
14,8541.89%
44,9335.72%
335,16542.65%

2010
739,239
412,99855.87%
214,39829.00%
58,5587.92%
6,5490.89%
10,9641.48%
34,9634.73%
326,24144.13%

2000
644,127
367,47957.05%
199,88931.03%
52,4498.14%
3,4910.54%
5,3730.83%
14,8932.31%
276,64842.95%

1990
551,555
324,91758.91%
177,57632.20%
44,4028.05%
1,8110.33%
n/a
2,8490.52%
226,63841.09%

1980
505,078
291,51857.72%
169,04333.47%
37,9197.51%
1,1420.23%
n/a
5,0521.00%
213,56042.28%

1970
411,100
241,84158.83%
140,72334.23%
27,0516.58%
2240.05%
n/a
1,0400.25%
169,259 41.17%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
83,213 11.3
77,69810.5
61,5468.3
4,4740.6
37,661 5.1
8,924 1.2
2000's
NumberRate
89,533 13.9
63,1179.8
46,2867.2
10,0081.6
45,519 7.1
49,593 7.7
1990's
NumberRate
89,137 16.2
58,61810.6
36,3716.6
2,2460.4
42,562 7.7
50,010 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
86,633 17.2
47,668 9.4
7,802 1.5
n/a
33,399 6.6
13,078 2.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
37,748 9.2
n/a
49,677 12.1
44,301 10.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.9
163,879 19.3%
683,951 80.7%
165,995 19.6%
305,534
2.53
194,687 63.7%
132,744 68.2%
23,543 12.1%
110,847 36.3%

2010
NumberPercent
38.6
172,568 23.3%
566,671 76.7%
106,662 14.4%
288,384
2.50
194,574 67.5%
127,297 65.4%
27,425 14.1%
93,810 32.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
164,331 25.5%
479,796 74.5%
80,342 12.5%
246,724
2.55
174,427 70.7%
122,306 70.1%
23,600 13.5%
72,297 29.3%

1990
NumberPercent
32.3
155,078 28.1%
396,477 71.9%
64,910 11.8%
197,515
2.73
148,206 75.0%
109,481 73.9%
17,949 12.1%
49,309 25.0%

1980
NumberPercent
27.7
167,536 33.2%
337,542 66.8%
46,821 9.3%
161,959
3.08
129,459 79.9%
100,758 77.8%
13,336 10.3%
32,500 20.1%

2022 Housing Data for Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units399,692 
Median Value$178,132 
Occupied305,53476.4%
Vacant94,15823.6%
Owned211,96069.4%
Rented93,57430.6%
Median Rent$959 
Single-Family Units230,44057.7%
    Detached219,63255.0%
    Attached10,8082.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units66,76716.7%
Mobile Homes82,12320.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00023,8747.8%
$10,000 to $14,99916,8245.5%
$15,000 to $19,99915,3545.0%
$20,000 to $24,99916,9885.6%
$25,000 to $29,99916,8915.5%
$30,000 to $34,99915,6295.1%
$35,000 to $39,99914,4584.7%
$40,000 to $44,99914,6014.8%
$45,000 to $49,99913,3114.4%
$50,000 to $59,99924,6128.1%
$60,000 to $74,99930,1399.9%
$75,000 to $99,99936,95012.1%
$100,000 to $124,99923,3007.6%
$125,000 to $149,99914,6694.8%
$150,000 to $199,99914,7684.8%
$200,000 or more13,1664.3%
Median Household Income52,120 
Per Capita Income29,759 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI19,6416.4%
Public Assistance4,1031.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps48,27815.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed289,21863.3%
Unemployed19,0904.2%
In Armed Forces8700.2%
Total Labor Force309,17867.7%
Not in Labor Force147,38032.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector121,198110,43452.3%
Non-Profit5,32113,23928.7%
Self-Employed21,10911,81164.1%
Local Government7,84512,16039.2%
State Government6,26913,43231.8%
Federal Government2,7482,34254.0%
Total Private + Self142,307122,24553.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.22,18341,17335.0%
Total164,490163,41850.2%
Pct. Govt.13.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts38,79911.8%
Sales and Office Occupations75,03522.8%
Professional, Technical61,90618.9%
Service Occupations66,40720.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,4620.4%
All others86,23626.3%
White Collar 53.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance44,87313.7%
Retail trade44,11413.4%
Accommodation and food services36,29211.1%
Manufacturing36,23211.0%
Educational services28,2518.6%
Construction26,2638.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.16,0594.9%
Other services14,3094.4%
Transportation and warehousing12,9633.9%
Public administration12,3983.8%
Professional, scientific, technical12,1473.7%
Finance and insurance10,7333.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing7,4472.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,3762.2%
Wholesale trade6,6892.0%
Utilities4,1751.3%
Information3,7931.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,5911.1%
Management5790.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction990.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican25,3273.20%
Puerto Rican4,1030.52%
Cuban6950.09%
Dominican7720.10%
Total Central American5,6490.71%
Costa Rican3720.05%
Guatemalan2,7930.35%
Honduran1,4000.18%
Nicaraguan420.01%
Panamanian3690.05%
Salvadoran6730.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,8990.24%
Argentinean720.01%
Bolivian150.00%
Chilean1160.01%
Colombian7960.10%
Ecuadorian5210.07%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian610.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan3180.04%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4,4210.56%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,6570.21%
Vietnamese1,6540.21%
Chinese1,3550.17%
Filipino1,2420.16%
Korean5310.07%
Japanese2430.03%
Hmong1340.02%
Thai900.01%
Taiwanese350.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English703,71293.8%
Spanish32,0774.3%
Other Indo-European4,0160.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,8750.2%
Other1,6640.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3810.2%
German, other Germanic1,2200.2%
Vietnamese1,0520.1%
Chinese1,0390.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American84,56510.7%
English80,39710.1%
Irish56,8587.2%
German55,3787.0%
Italian29,4743.7%
European20,8392.6%
Scottish13,2661.7%
Scotch-Irish12,3991.6%
Polish10,7451.4%
French9,0931.1%
Dutch3,7200.5%
Welsh3,0640.4%
British2,8470.4%
French Canadian2,6700.3%
Norwegian2,3510.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen772,39897.5%
Not a citizen20,0672.5%
Native757,30895.6%
Foreign-born35,1574.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
21,072 3.8%50,808 9.1%194,681 34.8%174,055 31.1%76,061 13.6%42,813 7.7%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 21,072 3.8%
9-12 Years 50,808 9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 194,681 34.8%
Some College 174,055 31.1%
Bach. Degree 76,061 13.6%
Grad Degree 42,813 7.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 268,513 250,579 17,934 6.7%
1991 277,083 254,202 22,881 8.3%
1992 286,616 260,095 26,521 9.3%
1993 292,701 263,995 28,706 9.8%
1994 294,454 269,439 25,015 8.5%
1995 299,486 277,468 22,018 7.4%
1996 306,725 281,910 24,815 8.1%
1997 311,371 291,007 20,364 6.5%
1998 311,991 294,038 17,953 5.8%
1999 314,085 294,454 19,631 6.3%
2000 307,392 291,604 15,788 5.1%
2001 300,449 279,187 21,262 7.1%
2002 304,269 280,709 23,560 7.7%
2003 314,439 288,066 26,373 8.4%
2004 317,139 290,213 26,926 8.5%
2005 322,191 295,355 26,836 8.3%
2006 334,887 310,048 24,839 7.4%
2007 336,746 313,523 23,223 6.9%
2008 334,627 306,165 28,462 8.5%
2009 335,887 292,331 43,556 13.0%
2010 334,580 289,601 44,979 13.4%
2011 333,546 290,150 43,396 13.0%
2012 331,794 293,636 38,158 11.5%
2013 329,243 297,708 31,535 9.6%
2014 327,136 301,011 26,125 8.0%
2015 330,716 305,794 24,922 7.5%
2016 331,285 310,354 20,931 6.3%
2017 333,085 315,268 17,817 5.3%
2018 336,072 320,834 15,238 4.5%
2019 341,728 328,821 12,907 3.8%
2020 342,509 315,490 27,019 7.9%
2021 336,266 318,059 18,207 5.4%
2022 339,222 325,076 14,146 4.2%
2023 349,024 335,832 13,192 3.8%
2024 354,138 336,811 17,327 4.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com