Compare ZIP Code 29579 vs Horry County, SC vs Myrtle Beach Metro Area, SC vs South Carolina (SC) vs United States
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29579 – Myrtle Beach, SC ZIP Code |
Horry County, SC County |
Myrtle Beach Metro Area, SC Metro Area |
South Carolina (SC) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 56,915 | 383,016 | 383,016 | 5,296,225 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,617 | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,180 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2007 | 1999 | 1999 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $79,644 | $66,880 | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $40,354 | $38,025 | $38,025 | $39,236 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.2% | 47% | 47% | 46.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 56,915 | 383,016 | 383,016 | 5,296,225 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 40,706 | 288,090 | 288,090 | 3,677,078 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 22,176 | 158,779 | 158,779 | 2,117,989 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $79,644 | $66,880 | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $40,354 | $38,025 | $38,025 | $39,236 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.2% | 47% | 47% | 46.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,617 | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,180 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2007 | 1999 | 1999 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 24.4% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 28.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 75.6% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 71.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 78.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 63.3% | 61% |
| Black | 8.1% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 8.4% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 6.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.8% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 90.4% | 89% | 89% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 22.0 min | 23.0 min | 23.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 11% | 11% | 11.5% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 26.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 27.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 25.5% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.1% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 32.1% | 35.7% |