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Albany, NY vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 68.4% more likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 14.1 years older in Myrtle Beach.
 Albany, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201097,746  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 1990101,082  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area21.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2010.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White50.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian7.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, NYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population28.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married56.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households42,502  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,609  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  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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