North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 10,974. Estimated population in July 2024: 14,096 (+28.4% change)
Males: 5,473 (49.9%), Females: 5,501 (50.1%)

Horry County

Zip codes: 29582.

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.1 years
Median household income: $38,787
Median house value: $142,600

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Myrtle Beach:

• MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 20 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: MYR)
• WILMINGTON INTL (about 63 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: ILM)
• FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)

Other public-use airports nearest to North Myrtle Beach:

• GRAND STRAND (about 3 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: CRE)
• OCEAN ISLE (about 18 miles; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; Abbreviation: 60J)
• TWIN CITY (about 22 miles; LORIS, SC; Abbreviation: 5J9)

Amtrak station near North Myrtle Beach:

• 20 miles: MYRTLE BEACH (1100 JETPORT RD.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
• CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 62 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 70 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
• FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
• FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)