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Stuart, FL vs Murrells Inlet, SC

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- Household income in Murrells Inlet, is 23% more than it is in Stuart and is 2% below the National Average.
- Stuart unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Murrells Inlet unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Stuart, FLMurrells Inlet, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,272  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$67,981$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,701  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stuart, FLMurrells Inlet, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock14.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stuart, FLMurrells Inlet, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock16.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.6%13.1%
Reviews for Stuart    8 Reviews

After many years of globe trodding, I came upon Stuart out of sheer luck. I was offered a job at one of the local public schools, and I spent three wonderful years  More

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.... our horrendous experience owning a home in this area is not based on a "small" or "isolated" incident. Our family has been involved with SE Florida since the mid  More

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Think twice before you buy a vacation or winter home in this area of Florida, really, think twice. The realtors are astonishingly lawless, predatory, and truly  More

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Reviews for Murrells Inlet    4 Reviews

Murrells Inlet is one of the fastest growing areas on the east coast. Regardless of your origin, race, orientation or skillset you are warmly welcome! Despite what  More

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Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island, Litchfield Beach..very pretty, but dont move there unless you like 13.5% unemployment, racial and gender prejudice, and dont..repeat dont  More

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Over 15 years ago

The culture in the entire Grand Strand area is severly lacking. The so called "museums" here are a joke.   More

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