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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Joplin.
- People are 1.7% more likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 8.7 years older in Myrtle Beach.
 Joplin, MOMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201050,893  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 199040,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area37.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Joplin, MOMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Joplin, MOMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White81.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Joplin, MOMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population46.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households21,434  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  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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