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Myrtle Beach, SC vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 17.9% less likely to be married in South Bend.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years younger in South Bend.
 Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock102,786329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,789285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,474.793.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%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  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Bend, INUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock24.8%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,47180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.6%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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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