A city with miles of beautiful coastline & attracting millions annually

The Grand Strand area is a paradise for beach goers, but also offers exceptional dining, golfing, live entertainment and of course great outlet shopping.

A city with miles of beautiful coastline & attracting millions annually

Demographics

0-10 miles 0-30 miles 0-45 miles 0-60 miles
Population 112,845 461,461 609,574 951,930
5-Year Population Growth Rate 6.0% 7.0% 5.7% 4.4%
Households 50,882 201,152 265,207 409,924
Percent Family Households 58% 62% 64% 63%
Median Age 45.1 45.8 46.3 44.1
Average Household Income $88,440 $82,782 $82,842 $82,252

Top 25 of "Best of the Best" U.S. beaches (Tripadvisor)

60 miles of beaches

60 miles of beaches

all along the Atlantic coastline

19 million visitors

19 million visitors

on average annually

7 live theaters

7 live theaters

with more than 7,300 seats

1,800 restaurants

1,800 restaurants

within the area that are full-service

1,307,168 passengers

1,307,168 passengers

arrived and stayed in Myrtle Beach traveling through the Myrtle Beach International Airport in 2019

94,000+ hotel rooms

94,000+ hotel rooms

in the area

Known as the Golf Capital of the World

Top Area Employers

Tanger Outlets Myrtle Beach - Hwy 17 Top Area Employers

Tourism has an economic impact of $7 billion