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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Sun City, AZ

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- Sun City is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 12.7% more likely to be married in Sun City.
- The Median Age is 26.7 years older in Sun City.
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,693329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock72.438.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,309285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,613.993.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock1.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock34.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock12.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City, AZUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City, AZUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.642.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,98580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock86.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.7%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 Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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