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Florence, OR vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Florence.
- People are 4.5% less likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 14.7 years younger in Myrtle Beach.
 Florence, ORMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population57.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population42.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 20108,493  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 19905,162  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now78.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area5.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Florence, ORMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8414.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Florence, ORMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White88.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Florence, ORMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population50.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married21.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed12.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households4,714  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,155  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  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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