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Port St. Lucie, FL vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Port St. Lucie.
- People are 10.3% less likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Myrtle Beach.
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 Port St. Lucie, FLMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population202,17735,116329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%51.6%50.5%
 Male Population49.3%48.4%49.5%
 Median Age42.945.738.4
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 Population - 2010164,86027,034309,327,143
 Population - 200088,76922,759285,036,114
 Population - 199057,05824,848251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now136.3%56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now267.6%43.1%30.8%
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 Population Density1,696.31,487.293.4
 Land Area119.223.63,531,905.4
 Water Area1.60.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Port St. Lucie, FLMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.8%4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%5.9%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.9%2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%2.1%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.1%3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%12.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.4%11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%13.2%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.7%8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%8.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7411.5%14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.1%5.2%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.8%1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Port St. Lucie, FLMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White54.6%65.2%59.4%
 Black17.3%17.3%12.2%
 Asian2.0%1.2%5.6%
 Native American0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.5%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%2.9%3.2%
 Hispanic21.8%13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Port St. Lucie, FLMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population53.1%47.7%49.8%
     Currently Married51.8%45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%1.9%1.8%
 Single Population46.9%52.3%50.2%
 Never Married27.9%32.6%33.8%
 Divorced12.9%12.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%6.9%5.6%
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 Household Size2.812.332.60
 Households71,60915,025124,010,992
 Family Households53,5358,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.4%23.1%30.5%
     Married couple, no children45.5%51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households18,0746,49043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children14.8%14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%11.2%10.8%

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Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 4 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 5 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  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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