Races In Myrtle Beach
  • White Non-Hispanic (79.2%)  - Black (12.8%) - Hispanic (4.7%) - Other race (2.4%)

Elevation: 30 feet - Land area: 16.8 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Myrtle Beach

  • High school or higher: 85.0%   -  Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%  - Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

8.4% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 1.9% Europe, 1.9% Asia).

Population (year 2000): 22,759. Estimated population in July 2005: 26,593 (+16.8% change)
Males: 11,547 (50.7%), Females: 11,212 (49.3%)

 
Hospitals/medical centers near Myrtle Beach:
  • CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; CONWAY, SC)
  • LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LORIS, SC)
  • GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; GEORGETOWN, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Myrtle Beach:
  • MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 4 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
  • FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)
  • WILMINGTON INTL (about 78 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID: ILM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Myrtle Beach:
  • GRAND STRAND (about 13 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: CRE)
  • CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY (about 19 miles; CONWAY, SC; ID: HYW)
  • TWIN CITY (about 27 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)