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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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The 2000 Census showed that Myrtle Beach had a population of 22,759 people ^<1>. This represents 0.57% of the total population of South Carolina, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	30,596	+34.43%	+2.38% since 2007
2007	29,886	+31.32%	+4.24% since 2006
2006	28,670	+25.97%	+6.24% since 2005
2005	26,987	+18.58%	+4.74% since 2004
2004	25,765	+13.21%	+3.2% since 2003
2003	24,966	+9.7%	+0.52% since 2002
2002	24,837	+9.13%	+0.41% since 2001
2001	24,736	+8.69%	+8.69% since 2000
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2000	22,759	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Summerville	SW	89 mi [143.2 km]	45,193	62.85% increase
13	Anderson	W	222 mi [357.3 km]	27,027	5.93% increase
14	Aiken	W	163 mi [262.3 km]	29,434	16.17% increase
-15-	Myrtle Beach			30,596	34.43% increase
16	Greenwood	W	190 mi [305.8 km]	22,533	2.09% increase
17	Easley	W	224 mi [360.5 km]	20,325	14.48% increase
18	North Augusta	W	177 mi [284.9 km]	20,712	17.86% increase

Myrtle Beach had 14,658 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Myrtle Beach has an area ^<4> of 16.78 square miles [43.46 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Myrtle Beach had a 2000 population density of 1,356 people per square mile [523 people/km²], making it the state's 45th most densely populated area.

Horry County

The city of Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County.

The county had a population of 198,120 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 22,759 people, Myrtle Beach contained 11.49% of the Horry County total.

In addition, where the community of Myrtle Beach has a population density of 1,356 people per square mile [523 people/km²], Horry County averages 174.8 people per square mile [67.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Horry County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Myrtle Beach. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	30,596	34.43% increase
10 mi [16 km]	3	35,927	29.92% increase
20 mi [32 km]	6	68,034	34.01% increase
25 mi [40 km]	11	77,542	36.04% increase
30 mi [48 km]	14	81,450	34.58% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Myrtle Beach.

A Census Quickfact is available for Horry County (QF-45051).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Myrtle Beach:

	State Code:	45 (South Carolina)
	County Code:	051 (Horry County)
	Place Code:	49075 (Myrtle Beach)

	State & County Code:	45051 (South Carolina/Horry County)

	State & Place Code:	4549075 (South Carolina/Myrtle Beach)

Myrtle Beach is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Myrtle Beach.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Carolina ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Myrtle Beach and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Myrtle Beach. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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