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Pooler, GA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Myrtle Beach, is 46% less than it is in Pooler and is 51% below the National Average.
- Pooler unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Pooler, GAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%38.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,321$32,691$37,638
 Household Income$84,111$45,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,294$59,142$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pooler, GAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.3%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%8.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.3%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.3%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.6%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.0%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.2%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pooler, GAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.1%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.1%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%13.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.3%9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Pooler    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Pooler is quiet, clean and has a low crime rate. It's a great place to raise a family. The school system isn't as good as Effingham county but Pooler schools are some of  More

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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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