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Lexington, KY vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Myrtle Beach, is 26% less than it is in Lexington and is 51% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.

Economy
 Lexington, KYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%38.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,475$32,691$37,638
 Household Income$61,526$45,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,028$59,142$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, KYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%8.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, KYMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%13.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%9.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  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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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA
29577 29568 29572

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