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Staten Island, NY vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Staten Island.
- People are 7.7% less likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Myrtle Beach.
People
 Staten Island, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population493,19435,116329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%51.6%50.5%
 Male Population48.8%48.4%49.5%
 Median Age40.445.738.4
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 Population - 2010469,60727,034309,327,143
 Population - 2000443,72822,759285,036,114
 Population - 1990378,97724,848251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now7.1%56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.4%43.1%30.8%
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 Population Density8,449.41,487.293.4
 Land Area58.423.63,531,905.4
 Water Area43.90.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Staten Island, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.9%4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%5.9%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.0%2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%2.1%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.9%3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%12.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.6%11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%13.2%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.9%8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%8.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.8%14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%5.2%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.9%1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Staten Island, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White59.6%65.2%59.4%
 Black9.1%17.3%12.2%
 Asian10.4%1.2%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.2%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%2.9%3.2%
 Hispanic18.4%13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Staten Island, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population51.6%47.7%49.8%
     Currently Married50.0%45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%1.9%1.8%
 Single Population48.4%52.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.1%32.6%33.8%
 Divorced8.3%12.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%6.9%5.6%
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 Household Size2.872.332.60
 Households169,52815,025124,010,992
 Family Households123,4418,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%23.1%30.5%
     Married couple, no children40.2%51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households46,0876,49043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children12.6%14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.4%11.2%10.8%

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 6 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  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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