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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Brandon, MS

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- Brandon is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 30.0% more likely to be married in Brandon.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years younger in Brandon.
 Myrtle Beach, SCBrandon, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,887329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.738.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,436285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock48.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock969.893.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCBrandon, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCBrandon, MSUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.6%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCBrandon, MSUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,80480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Brandon    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in many areas of the country - Portland, Oregon, Scottsdale, Arizona, Memphis, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Mississippi does not have exposure to  More

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We moved to Brandon 6 years ago. The people here are rude, will run you off the road, and will not let you into traffic no matter what. The High School allows the kids  More

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I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worse mistake in my life. People here are rude and hate outsiders. Common sense is not the norm here but the exception. They all  More

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