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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Merced, CA

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- Merced is 0% more densely populated than North Myrtle Beach.
- People are 30.4% less likely to be married in Merced.
- The Median Age is 30.4 years younger in Merced.
 North Myrtle Beach, SCMerced, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,993329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.638.4
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 Population - 201014,000  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,893285,036,114
 Population - 19908,636  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock38.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now100.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,702.593.4
 Land Area21.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Myrtle Beach, SCMerced, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6412.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 North Myrtle Beach, SCMerced, CAUnited States
 White85.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.9%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock58.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Myrtle Beach, SCMerced, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.2%50.2%
 Never Married18.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed9.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.192.60
 Households8,750  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,88480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children11.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,502  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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