Myrtle Beach City, South Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Myrtle Beach Population: 22759 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 11547 50.74% Female 11212 49.26%       Under 5 years 1154 5.07% 5 to 9 years 1156 5.08% 10 to 14 years 1120 4.92% 15 to 19 years 1157 5.08% 20 to 24 years 2010 8.83% 25 to 34 years 4024 17.68% 35 to 44 years 3613 15.88% 45 to 54 years 2978 13.08% 55 to 59 years 1141 5.01% 60 to 64 years 993 4.36% 65 to 74 years 1891 8.31% 75 to 84 years 1229 5.4% 85 years and over 293 1.29%       Median age (years) 36.9       18 years and over 18664 82.01% Male 9378 41.21% Female 9286 40.8% 21 years and over 17853 78.44% 62 years and over 4027 17.69% 65 years and over 3413 15% Male 1406 6.18% Female 2007 8.82%       Race     One race % White 18472 81.16% Black or African American 2903 12.76% American Indian and Alaska Native 95 0.42% Asian 291 1.28% Asian indian 57 0.25% Chinese 27 0.12% Filipino 32 0.14% Japanese 24 0.11% Korean 18 0.08% Vietnamese 97 0.43% Other Asian 36 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 29 0.13% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.1% Samoan 4 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 540 2.37% Two or more races 429 1.88%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 22759 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1062 4.67% Mexican 682 3% Puerto Rican 95 0.42% Cuban 12 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 273 1.2% Not Hispanic or Latino 21697 95.33% White alone 18016 79.16%       Relationship     Total Population 22759 100.00% In households 22600 99.3% Householder 10413 45.75% Spouse 3837 16.86% Child 4747 20.86% Own child under 18 years 3621 15.91% Other relatives 1112 4.89% Under 18 years 350 1.54% Nonrelatives 2491 10.95% Unmarried partner 793 3.48% In group quarters 159 0.7% Institutionalized population 21 0.09% Non-Institutionalized population 138 0.61%       Households by Type     Total Households 10413 100.0 % Family households (families) 5410 51.95% With own children under 18 years 2112 20.28% Married-couple family 3837 36.85% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 1156 11.1% With own children under 18 years 661 6.35% Non Family households 5003 48.05% Householder living alone 3553 34.12% Householder 65 years and over 1083 10.4%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2372 22.78% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2504 24.05%       Average Household size 2.17 Average family size 2.79       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 14658 100.00% Occupied housing units 10413 71.04% Vacant housing units 4245 28.96% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2584 17.63% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 18.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 10413 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5399 51.85% Renter-occupied housing units. 5014 48.15%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.17 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.17

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