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Santa Cruz, CA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 49.7% more likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 16.7 years older in Myrtle Beach.
 Santa Cruz, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  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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