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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Sun City West, AZ

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- Sun City West is 0% more densely populated than Myrtle Beach.
- People are 44.5% more likely to be married in Sun City West.
- The Median Age is 29.0 years older in Sun City West.
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City West, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,354329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock74.738.4
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 Population - 201027,034  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,344285,036,114
 Population - 199024,848  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,420.993.4
 Land Area23.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City West, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock0.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock37.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock16.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City West, AZUnited States
 White65.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%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  Unlock1.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Myrtle Beach, SCSun City West, AZUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock68.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock31.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.652.60
 Households15,025  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,31480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock94.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,490  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%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 West    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  More

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