COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forestbrook vs Myrtle Beach
PLACE A
Forestbrook, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Forestbrook is 82% smaller than Myrtle Beach. Forestbrook earns more, with a median household income $20,892 higher. Forestbrook has grown faster since 2000 (44% vs 32%).
FORESTBROOKMYRTLE BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population7,47940,937−82% vs Myrtle Beach
Population density2,0381,748+289
Population growth44.3%31.6%+12.7 pts
Median age50.547.3+3.2
Male44.7%49.3%−4.6 pts
Female55.3%50.7%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born10.5%10.8%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%65.6%+19.0 pts
Black4.1%14.7%−10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.6%13.2%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.7%5.3%−4.6 pts
Median household income$81,286$60,394+$20,892
Per capita income$41,719$42,969−$1,250
Poverty rate6.8%19.0%−12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.513−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%33.5%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree14.1%12.1%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%5.4%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation58.7%58.6%+0.0 pts
Median home value$335,800$388,800−$53,000
Median gross rent$814$1,261−$447
Owner-occupied91.5%60.5%+31.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%27.8%−18.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.9%55.2%−41.3 pts
Average commute24.717.7+7.0
Worked from home8.9%14.3%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured4.2%15.3%−11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024