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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs South Padre Island, TX

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- South Padre Island is 0% more densely populated than North Myrtle Beach.
- People are 2.3% less likely to be married in South Padre Island.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in South Padre Island.
 North Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Padre Island, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,138329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock58.538.4
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 Population - 201014,000  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,422285,036,114
 Population - 19908,636  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now100.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock795.793.4
 Land Area21.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Padre Island, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock0.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock20.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6412.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock19.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 North Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Padre Island, TXUnited States
 White85.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Myrtle Beach, SCSouth Padre Island, TXUnited States
 Married Population58.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.8%50.2%
 Never Married18.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed9.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.912.60
 Households8,750  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock73880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children11.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock70.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,502  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews
HECTOR · Carteret, NJ
Middlesex Cty, New Jersey
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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Alexandra · North Myrtle Beach, SC
North Myrtle Beach/Little River/Myrtle Beach
Over 13 years ago

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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Abhd · Cohoes, NY
Water quality
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 South Padre Island    2 Reviews
jim · South Padre Island, TX
hot and humid summers
Over 14 years ago

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

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Miles · Fort Collins, CO
Crime
Over 17 years ago

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  More

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