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Salisbury, MD vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Salisbury.
- People are 66.3% more likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 15.6 years older in Myrtle Beach.
 Salisbury, MDMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201030,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 199020,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salisbury, MDMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Salisbury, MDMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White46.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salisbury, MDMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population28.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households13,171  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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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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