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Bowling Green, KY vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Bowling Green.
- People are 59.6% more likely to be married in North Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 32.3 years older in North Myrtle Beach.
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 Bowling Green, KYNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population71,42218,502329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%50.7%50.5%
 Male Population48.1%49.4%49.5%
 Median Age27.76038.4
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 Population - 201059,73114,000309,327,143
 Population - 200049,29610,974285,036,114
 Population - 199040,6418,636251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now43.3%57.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.8%100.1%30.8%
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 Population Density1,843.5865.093.4
 Land Area38.721.43,531,905.4
 Water Area0.30.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bowling Green, KYNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%3.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.1%3.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%2.5%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.2%1.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.1%1.6%4.0%
 Age 21 to 2412.5%2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%7.1%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4411.3%9.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%10.5%12.6%
 Age 55 to 594.2%8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%12.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.9%25.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%9.6%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.2%2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Bowling Green, KYNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White67.6%85.9%59.4%
 Black12.4%1.1%12.2%
 Asian6.4%2.8%5.6%
 Native American0.2%0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%1.7%3.2%
 Hispanic8.3%8.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bowling Green, KYNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population36.7%58.6%49.8%
     Currently Married34.4%56.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%2.6%1.8%
 Single Population63.3%41.4%50.2%
 Never Married46.9%18.0%33.8%
 Divorced11.5%14.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%9.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.342.112.60
 Households27,6028,750124,010,992
 Family Households15,1805,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.7%11.0%30.5%
     Married couple, no children32.3%72.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,4223,50243,255,233
     Single householder, w/children26.6%8.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%8.2%10.8%

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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