2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lancaster, MA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Household income in Myrtle Beach, is 58% less than it is in Lancaster and is 51% below the National Average.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Lancaster, MAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.0%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.5%38.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,875$32,691$37,638
 Household Income$109,963$45,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$119,321$59,142$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lancaster, MAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.0%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%8.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.0%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.5%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.1%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.1%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.9%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lancaster, MAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.4%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.4%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.9%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.3%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care1.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%13.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%9.8%13.1%
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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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