COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Myrtle Beach
PLACE A
Springfield, MO
VS
PLACE B
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
Springfield is 17% larger than Myrtle Beach. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Myrtle Beach has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs 9%).
SPRINGFIELDMYRTLE BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population500,694427,551+17% vs Myrtle Beach
Population density167377−211
Population growth8.9%30.4%−21.5 pts
Median age37.348.7−11.4
Male49.1%48.4%+0.7 pts
Female50.9%51.6%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born3.1%6.7%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%75.5%+11.1 pts
Black2.1%11.6%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%7.3%−2.9 pts
Asian1.4%1.3%+0.1 pts
Other5.4%4.3%+1.1 pts
Median household income$66,064$66,880−$816
Per capita income$36,122$38,025−$1,903
Poverty rate13.2%13.2%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%27.1%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree11.8%9.6%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.9%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation62.6%53.4%+9.3 pts
Median home value$230,004$287,700−$57,696
Median gross rent$961$1,255−$294
Owner-occupied64.3%77.3%−13.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%27.0%−20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%47.0%−6.4 pts
Average commute22.423.1−0.7
Worked from home10.4%11.0%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.7%11.7%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025