North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Economy Profile

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 North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CityNorth Myrtle Beach
Total population10,974 281,421,906
Male5,473138,053,563
Female5,501143,368,343
Median age (years)48.135.3
Total households5,406105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)38,78741,994

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Economy

fifty-nine point eight eight percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Among them 26.86% are females aged 16 and over. Seventy-six point four four percent of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.33% use public transportation (including taxicab). Four point two five percent of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina residents work at home.

The total population of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is ten thousand, nine hundred and seventy-four people. The median household income in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is $38,787. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 28.51% of all occupations. 10.77% of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 31.38% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 6.79% of occupations.

19.51% of families in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina median household income is $38,787. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive thirty thousand, one hundred and eighty-nine dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, one hundred and nineteen dollars.

 North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina %, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over9,628  217,168,077
In labor force5,765 59.88%63.92%
- Civilian labor force5,765 59.88%63.39%
- - Employed5,541 57.55%59.73%
- - Unemployed224 2.33%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.9  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force3,863 40.12%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over4,861 50.49%51.66%
In labor force2,586 26.86%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,586 26.86%29.65%
- - Employed2,504 26.01%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years478 4.96%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force331  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over5,382  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone4,114 76.44%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled730 13.56%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)18 0.33%4.73%
Walked137 2.55%2.93%
Other means154 2.86%1.19%
Worked at home229 4.25%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.5 0.4%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over5,541  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,580 28.51%33.65%
Service occupations1,241 22.4%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,739 31.38%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations8 0.14%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations597 10.77%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations376 6.79%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining37 0.67%1.87%
Construction552 9.96%6.78%
Manufacturing232 4.19%14.1%
Wholesale trade142 2.56%3.6%
Retail trade969 17.49%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities88 1.59%5.2%
Information74 1.34%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing563 10.16%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services416 7.51%9.3%
Educational, health and social services742 13.39%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,422 25.66%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)158 2.85%4.87%
Public administration146 2.63%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers4,399 79.39%78.47%
Government workers529 9.55%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business589 10.63%6.63%
Unpaid family workers24 0.43%0.31%
 North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina %, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households5,458  105,539,122
Less than $10,000355 6.5%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999306 5.61%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999878 16.09%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999862 15.79%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,074 19.68%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,016 18.61%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999469 8.59%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999321 5.88%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99996 1.76%2.2%
$200,000 or more81 1.48%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)38,787  41,994
With earnings3,986 41.4%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)50,941  56,604
With Social Security income1,870 19.42%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,144  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income151 1.57%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,335  6,320
With public assistance income129 1.34%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,316  3,032
With retirement income1,495 15.53%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)21,028  17,376
 
Families3,193  72,261,780
Less than $10,000103 3.23%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99998 3.07%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999406 12.72%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999499 15.63%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999623 19.51%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999701 21.95%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999340 10.65%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999277 8.68%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99983 2.6%2.75%
$200,000 or more63 1.97%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)46,052  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)27,006  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,189  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,119  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families162  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years105 64.81%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years84 51.85%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present79  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years71 89.87%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years54 68.35%42.27%
 
Individuals930  33,899,812
18 years and over739 79.46%65.35%
- 65 years and over115 12.37%9.7%
Related children under 18 years183 19.68%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years73 7.85%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over487 52.37%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.