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Horry County

South Carolina · 427,551 residents (2025 est.) · 1,133 sq mi
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With 383,016 people, Horry County is a county in South Carolina. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 186,387 people. The median age is 48.7, about 10 years above the US median. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 7%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
383,016
+95%since 2000
from 196,629 in 2000
427,551 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
338 / sq mi
+54%since 2009
from 219 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
48.7
+27%since 2000
from 38.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,133 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
120K192K264K335K407K19902000201020202024Horry County
2024383K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.2%(16,127)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.4%(16,897)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(19,797)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(23,766)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.8%(18,339)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.4%(39,849)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.7%(41,063)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(45,039)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416%(61,160)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7417%(65,109)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.6%(29,123)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(6,747)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,880
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,470 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,025
+91%since 2000
from $19,949 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.4%
+21.7 ptssince 2009
from 22.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.449 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$287,700
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $95,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,255
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $594 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 73.0% in 2000
22.7% rent
Vacancy rate
27.0%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.37 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.5%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
+11%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.9%(157,040)
Black15.4%(30,206)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(5,057)
Asian0.8%(1,481)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.5%(289,203)
Black11.6%(44,384)
Hispanic / Latino7.3%(28,001)
Asian1.3%(5,137)
Other4.3%(16,291)
Diversity Score
51
+14%since 2009
from 45 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−10%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.6%(13,631)
Central American1.2%(4,624)
Puerto Rican0.9%(3,284)
Guatemalan0.7%(2,534)
South American0.4%(1,631)
Honduran0.3%(1,253)
Cuban0.2%(769)
Colombian0.2%(679)
Dominican0.2%(600)
Spaniard0.1%(490)
Salvadoran0.1%(348)
Ecuadorian0.1%(335)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(323)
Costa Rican0.1%(245)
Chilean0.1%(220)
Nicaraguan0%(139)
Panamanian0%(105)
Peruvian0%(29)
Uruguayan0%(25)
Argentine0%(15)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.3%(1,187)
Filipino0.3%(1,184)
Asian Indian0.2%(824)
Chinese0.2%(657)
Korean0.1%(299)
Japanese0.1%(219)
Thai0%(126)
Laotian0%(76)
Pakistani0%(25)
Uzbek0%(23)
Cambodian0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(304)
Samoan0%(183)
Guamanian0%(28)
Fijian0%(25)
Ancestry
English13.4%(51,285)
Irish12%(45,829)
German11.3%(43,198)
American7.7%(29,645)
Italian7.1%(27,295)
Polish2.5%(9,391)
Scottish1.9%(7,453)
French1.7%(6,341)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(4,114)
Russian0.6%(2,208)
Dutch0.6%(2,197)
Welsh0.6%(2,130)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.6%(2,119)
Swedish0.5%(2,100)
West Indian0.5%(2,008)
French Canadian0.5%(1,967)
Arab0.5%(1,965)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,806)
Portuguese0.4%(1,695)
Norwegian0.4%(1,664)
Greek0.4%(1,484)
Jamaican0.4%(1,465)
Brazilian0.4%(1,416)
British0.3%(1,053)
Czech0.3%(961)
Austrian0.2%(859)
Canadian0.2%(722)
Croatian0.2%(623)
Romanian0.2%(617)
Slovak0.2%(610)
Lithuanian0.1%(563)
Finnish0.1%(519)
Danish0.1%(512)
Armenian0.1%(414)
Swiss0.1%(374)
Egyptian0.1%(352)
Lebanese0.1%(285)
Bulgarian0.1%(246)
Syrian0.1%(215)
Belgian0.1%(206)
Serbian0.1%(196)
Israeli0%(175)
Turkish0%(162)
Moroccan0%(157)
Haitian0%(153)
Slovene0%(151)
Nigerian0%(92)
Latvian0%(66)
Iranian0%(56)
Jordanian0%(40)
Ethiopian0%(22)
Barbadian0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.1%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 18.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 81.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.1 min
+45%since 2000
from 15.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 82.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.0%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.4%
−8.9 ptssince 2011
from 62.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.3%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
6.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.9%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.8%
+4.7 ptssince 2012
from 14.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.7%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 22.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 79.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 93.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 87.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 92.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 4.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.4%(49,720)
Married54.6%(86,513)
Widowed3.6%(5,652)
Divorced10.5%(16,639)
Women 15+
Never married25.8%(44,230)
Married50.9%(87,445)
Widowed10.4%(17,889)
Divorced12.9%(22,107)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.7%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 22.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 42.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
29.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 27.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 60.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 45.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.3%(4,322)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(5,376)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.4%(13,721)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(1,142)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(220)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 28,326 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Horry County, South Carolina?

Horry County, South Carolina has about 383,016 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Horry County, South Carolina?

The typical household in Horry County, South Carolina earns about $66,880 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Horry County, South Carolina expensive?

In Horry County, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $287,700, and the typical rent is about $1,255 a month.

How educated are people in Horry County, South Carolina?

About 27.1% of adults age 25 and over in Horry County, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Horry County, South Carolina?

About 13.2% of people in Horry County, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Horry County, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Horry County, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 238,963 residents, a change of about 166 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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