2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Warwick, RI vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Myrtle Beach, is 41% less than it is in Warwick and is 51% below the National Average.
- Warwick unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Warwick, RIMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%38.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.8%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,476$32,691$37,638
 Household Income$77,110$45,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,033$59,142$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Warwick, RIMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.0%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%8.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.9%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.4%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%4.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.7%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Warwick, RIMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%12.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%10.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%6.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%13.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 12 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  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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