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Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Surfside Beach town, South Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townOlder populationHorry County · 1.9 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Surfside BeachPeer medianPctileSource
Population4,2703,91155
Population change (10 yr)n/a5.9%
Median household income$70,106$63,27564
Poverty rate16.8%10.7%73
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%35.4%73
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a3.9%
Median owner-occupied home value$450,100$353,95082
Median gross rent$1,274$1,20564
Housing vacancy rate52.2%15.2%82
Worked from home12.7%15.3%27
Population, 2012–2024
Surfside BeachPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Surfside BeachPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+3.7%
Housing units+0.3%
Median household income+19.1%
Median owner-occupied home value+63.8%
Median gross rent+28.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher+10.9%
Worked from home+656.3%
Poverty rate+23.9%
Establishment density · Horry County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars31.6US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail6.1US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services9.0US 8.1above US rate
Professional & technical services22.9US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care19.2US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation6.8US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation5.2US 2.1above US rate
Construction30.9US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Port St. Joe, FL803,616+5.9%$55,54235.6%
Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ804,101-4.6%$60,69432.1%
Chincoteague, VA793,296+12.4%$62,91738.0%
Richfield, OH793,721$82,56046.2%
Summersville, WV773,373-5.0%$56,57134.8%
Oak Park Heights, MN774,756$82,47638.9%
Hollywood, SC765,382$73,69332.1%