South Carolina · Census place 48985
Murrells Inlet CDP, SC
Quick answer
Murrells Inlet CDP has 10,087 residents, ranking #62 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $75,438, the median home is worth $355,800 and median gross rent runs $1,702 a month.
- Population
- 10,087Murrells Inlet CDP residents
- Median household income
- $75,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $355,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,702Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 60.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Murrells Inlet CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Murrells Inlet CDP median would spend about 27.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 84.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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