2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Troy, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Troy, is 61% more than it is in Myrtle Beach and is 6% above the National Average.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Troy unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Myrtle Beach, SCTroy, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.6%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.8%29.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,691$27,827$37,638
 Household Income$45,701$73,406$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,142$77,768$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Myrtle Beach, SCTroy, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.3%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%1.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%4.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.9%5.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%21.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.6%21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%2.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Myrtle Beach, SCTroy, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%7.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.1%4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%3.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.8%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.8%1.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%18.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%15.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.8%26.4%13.1%
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Reviews for Troy    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Housing costs are  More

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Change is great but only when it benefits everyone. The previous superintendent left a very large footprint which has caused the new superintendent to have a different  More

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