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- Southport is 0% more densely populated than Murrells Inlet.
- People are 8.1% more likely to be married in Southport.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Southport.
 Murrells Inlet, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,842329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.238.4
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 Population - 20107,331  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,351285,036,114
 Population - 19903,334  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock73.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now170.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock971.993.4
 Land Area7.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Murrells Inlet, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6412.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock30.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Murrells Inlet, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 White88.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.2%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Murrells Inlet, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Married Population60.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.1%50.2%
 Never Married21.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households4,372  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,24880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,340  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Murrells Inlet    4 Reviews

Murrells Inlet is one of the fastest growing areas on the east coast. Regardless of your origin, race, orientation or skillset you are warmly welcome! Despite what  More

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Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island, Litchfield Beach..very pretty, but dont move there unless you like 13.5% unemployment, racial and gender prejudice, and dont..repeat dont  More

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Over 15 years ago

The culture in the entire Grand Strand area is severly lacking. The so called "museums" here are a joke.   More

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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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