Horry County, South Carolina Demographics

Horry County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Horry County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Horry County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Size in square miles

Horry County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Horry County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Horry County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Housing units

Horry County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Horry County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Retail sales

Horry County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Horry County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	282,285	5th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,133.9	1st	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	237.5	11th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	38th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.9%	44th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.7%	5th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.4%	6th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.9%	12th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	82.6%	3rd	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.7%	44th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	12th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	13th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	20th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	4th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.2%	4th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.3%	29th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.6%	5th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	188,889	2nd	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	36.3%	1st	17.6%	25.9%
Households	112,358	4th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.9%	30th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$170,600	4th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	45th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,308	2nd	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$24,531	9th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$42,877	13th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.7%	34th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Horry County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	8,048	4th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	93,009	5th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	28,117	3rd	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$4,967,238	3rd	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,797	1st	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,483,780	1st	$8,383,463	$613,795,732