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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Florence, OR

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- Florence is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 4.8% more likely to be married in Florence.
- The Median Age is 14.7 years older in Florence.
 Myrtle Beach, SCFlorence, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,353329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock60.438.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,263285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,744.693.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCFlorence, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock23.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCFlorence, ORUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCFlorence, ORUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.972.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,55980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock58.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.6%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 Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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