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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 65.5% more likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 19.7 years older in Myrtle Beach.
 San Luis Obispo, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  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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