COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunset Beach vs Little River
PLACE A
Sunset Beach, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Little River, South Carolina
Sunset Beach is 61% smaller than Little River. Sunset Beach earns more, with a median household income $16,190 higher. Little River has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 17%).
SUNSET BEACHLITTLE RIVERDIFFERENCE
Total population4,64211,771−61% vs Little River
Population density6661,123−457
Population growth16.9%30.7%−13.8 pts
Median age69.161.4+7.7
Male40.5%47.5%−7.0 pts
Female59.5%52.5%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born2.9%6.7%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%83.3%+10.9 pts
Black2.0%6.4%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%4.7%−3.2 pts
Asian0.2%0.6%−0.5 pts
Other2.2%4.9%−2.8 pts
Median household income$81,976$65,786+$16,190
Per capita income$57,169$41,786+$15,383
Poverty rate5.7%12.7%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.414+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%25.8%+14.2 pts
Graduate degree14.3%7.7%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%4.2%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation32.9%43.9%−11.0 pts
Median home value$410,900$305,800+$105,100
Median gross rent$537$1,528−$991
Owner-occupied86.4%76.6%+9.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.5%29.5%+25.0 pts
Rent-burdened households17.0%51.8%−34.8 pts
Average commute19.525.3−5.8
Worked from home22.2%14.0%+8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.6%8.2%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024