Myrtle Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In terms of college education, Myrtle Beach is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.50% of adults in Myrtle Beach have a college degree.
The per capita income in Myrtle Beach in 2018 was $32,691, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,764 for a family of four. However, Myrtle Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Myrtle Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Myrtle Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Myrtle Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Myrtle Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Myrtle Beach include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Myrtle Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
