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Population (year 2000): 10,974. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,096 (+28.4% change)
Males: 5,473 (49.9%), Females: 5,501 (50.1%)
Horry County
Zip codes:
29582.
Median resident age: 48.1 years
Median household income: $38,787 (year 2000)
Median house value: $142,600 (year 2000)
Races in North Myrtle Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (16.8%), English (16.5%),
Irish (13.2%), United States (10.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.5%),
Italian (5.1%).
Elevation: 8 feet
Land area: 13.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in North Myrtle Beach
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in North Myrtle Beach city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 15.0%
4.5% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.4%
Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.7% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,857 (+20.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near North Myrtle Beach:
- GRAND STRAND REG MED CENTER (about 18 miles; MYRTLE
BEACH, SC)
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LORIS, SC)
- CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; CONWAY, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
North Myrtle Beach:
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 20 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
- WILMINGTON INTL (about 63 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID:
ILM)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Myrtle Beach:
- GRAND STRAND (about 3 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: CRE)
- OCEAN ISLE (about 18 miles; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC;
ID: 60J)
- TWIN CITY (about 22 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)
Amtrak station near North Myrtle Beach:
- 20 miles: MYRTLE BEACH (1100 JETPORT RD.) - Bus
Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
North Myrtle Beach:
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 62
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 70
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
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