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Sun City West, AZ vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach is 0% more densely populated than Sun City West.
- People are 30.8% less likely to be married in Myrtle Beach.
- The Median Age is 29.0 years younger in Myrtle Beach.
 Sun City West, AZMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,116329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201025,796  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,759285,036,114
 Population - 199015,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now72.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,487.293.4
 Land Area10.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sun City West, AZMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 541.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8431.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sun City West, AZMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 White95.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sun City West, AZMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Married Population68.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married4.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.7%10.8%
 Widowed15.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.332.60
 Households15,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,464  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  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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