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Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Market Area


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2022 population: 815,272   ( 76,033 from 2010 , 29,427 from 2020)
Land area: 5135.1 square miles
Population density: 158.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:474,517 58.20% 14.9%
Black:212,22626.03% 1.0%
Indian:55,0126.75% 6.1%
Asian:10,2281.25% 56.2%
2+ races:16,7762.06% 53.0%
Hispanic:46,5135.71% 33.0%
Total non-White:340,75541.80% 4.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:19,397 12.3
Deaths:27,12617.3
Net Migration: 35,82022.8
Net Immigration: 1,3890.9
Change in White population:61,519 8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:14,514 2.0




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

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.:
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 20.1%
651,393 79.9%
165,995 20.4%
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 assistance44,873502.9%
Retail trade44,114494.4%
Accommodation and food services36,292406.8%
Manufacturing36,232406.1%
Educational services28,251316.6%
Construction26,263294.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.16,059180.0%
Other services14,309160.4%
Transportation and warehousing12,963145.3%
Public administration12,398139.0%
Professional, scientific, technical12,147136.1%
Finance and insurance10,733120.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing7,44783.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,37682.7%
Wholesale trade6,68975.0%
Utilities4,17546.8%
Information3,79342.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,59140.2%
Management5796.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction991.1%

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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com