Myrtle Beach, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4549075, place: Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,045 (100%)
In labor force: 13,183 (69.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,183 (69.22%)
----Employed: 12,608 (66.2%)
----Unemployed: 575 (3.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,862 (30.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,438 (49.56%)
In labor force: 6,027 (31.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,027 (31.65%)
----Employed: 5,687 (29.86%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,312 (6.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 893 (4.69%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,430 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,236 (74.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,667 (13.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 162 (1.3%)
Walked: 551 (4.43%)
Other means: 487 (3.92%)
Worked at home: 327 (2.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 18 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,608 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,364 (26.68%)
Service occupations: 3,014 (23.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,886 (30.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,487 (11.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 850 (6.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (0.2%)
Construction: 1,223 (9.7%)
Manufacturing: 458 (3.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 188 (1.49%)
Retail trade: 2,004 (15.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 278 (2.2%)
Information: 335 (2.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,138 (9.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 948 (7.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,572 (12.47%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,735 (29.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 443 (3.51%)
Public administration: 261 (2.07%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,901 (86.46%)
Government workers: 1,051 (8.34%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 606 (4.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,274 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 860 (8.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 738 (7.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,736 (16.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,714 (16.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,946 (18.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,649 (16.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 675 (6.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 570 (5.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 113 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 273 (2.66%)
Median household income: $35,498

With earnings: 8,210 (79.91%)
--Mean earnings: $47,012
With Social Security income: 2,682 (26.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,826
With Supplemental Security Income: 359 (3.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,159
With public assistance income: 166 (1.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,574
With retirement income: 1,786 (17.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,053

Families: 5,441 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 283 (5.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 274 (5.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 709 (13.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 733 (13.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,141 (20.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,018 (18.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 525 (9.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 486 (8.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 63 (1.16%)
$200,000 or more: 209 (3.84%)
Median family income: $43,900

Per capita income: $23,214

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,039
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,473

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 414 (7.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 365 (6.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 158 (2.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 206 (3.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 198 (3.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 87 (1.6%)
Individuals: 2,702 (49.66%)
--18 years and over: 1,980 (36.39%)
----65 years and over: 218 (4.01%)
--Related children under 18 years: 685 (12.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 465 (8.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,393 (25.6%)

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