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Fountain Inn, SC vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Fountain Inn.
- People are 0.4% less likely to be married in North Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 27.4 years older in North Myrtle Beach.
 Fountain Inn, SCNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock18,502329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock6038.4
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 Population - 20107,659  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,974285,036,114
 Population - 19904,388  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock57.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now148.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock865.093.4
 Land Area7.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fountain Inn, SCNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock25.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Fountain Inn, SCNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White59.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fountain Inn, SCNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population58.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households3,547  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock72.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households709  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fountain Inn    1 Reviews

Me and my husband moved from CA in late 2018 to Fountain Inn, SC. We absolutely love it here so far. We live within walking distance to downtown where they hold an  More

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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 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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