COMPARING TWO PLACES
Surfside Beach vs Myrtle Beach
PLACE A
Surfside Beach, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Surfside Beach is 89% smaller than Myrtle Beach. Surfside Beach earns more, with a median household income $9,712 higher. Myrtle Beach has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs 8%).
SURFSIDE BEACHMYRTLE BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population4,39240,937−89% vs Myrtle Beach
Population density2,2551,748+506
Population growth8.3%31.6%−23.3 pts
Median age55.547.3+8.2
Male50.7%49.3%+1.4 pts
Female49.3%50.7%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.2%10.8%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%65.6%+26.7 pts
Black1.5%14.7%−13.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%13.2%−12.6 pts
Asian0.6%1.2%−0.6 pts
Other5.1%5.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$70,106$60,394+$9,712
Per capita income$40,980$42,969−$1,989
Poverty rate16.8%19.0%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%33.5%+6.0 pts
Graduate degree17.3%12.1%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%5.4%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation47.4%58.6%−11.2 pts
Median home value$450,100$388,800+$61,300
Median gross rent$1,274$1,261+$13
Owner-occupied67.5%60.5%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.2%27.8%+24.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.0%55.2%−7.2 pts
Average commute20.217.7+2.5
Worked from home12.7%14.3%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.4%15.3%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025