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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Macon, is 51% more than it is in Myrtle Beach and is 29,211% below the National Average.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Macon unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States, GA
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.8%  Unlock
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,691  Unlock
 Household Income  Unlock$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,142  Unlock
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 Est. Households By Income
 Myrtle Beach, SCMacon, GA
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%  Unlock
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%  Unlock
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Myrtle Beach, SCMacon, GA
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock
 Legal  Unlock1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%  Unlock
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%
 Building maintenance6.8%  Unlock
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%
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 Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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