North Myrtle Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 19,836 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Myrtle Beach is the 28th largest community in South Carolina. North Myrtle Beach has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in North Myrtle Beach, where the median household income is $69,792.00.

North Myrtle Beach real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although North Myrtle Beach house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that North Myrtle Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that North Myrtle Beach is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) North Myrtle Beach has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. North Myrtle Beach has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Myrtle Beach than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Myrtle Beach may be for you.

North 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.

Being a small city, North Myrtle Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of North Myrtle Beach citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.11% of adults in North Myrtle Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Myrtle Beach in 2022 was $49,007, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,028 for a family of four. However, North Myrtle Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Myrtle Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Myrtle Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Myrtle Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Myrtle Beach include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in North Myrtle Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.