Horry County

Horry County has 383,016 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $66,880, 4% below the South Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $287,700, and 27% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

383,016residentsACS 2020–2024

$66,880median household incomeSouth Carolina: $69K

$287,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Horry County in South CarolinaZIP codes in Horry County highlighted; the rest of South Carolina in grey

Map of South Carolina with Horry County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
29511	6,874	$70K	$253K	88%	16%	87%	31 min
29526	54,130	$69K	$253K	77%	21%	93%	26 min
29527	28,451	$52K	$218K	76%	14%	90%	30 min
29544	8,252	$78K	$210K	82%	18%	91%	35 min
29545	1,767	$42K	$127K	56%	20%	77%	34 min
29566	23,806	$65K	$309K	81%	25%	93%	24 min
29568	17,097	$63K	$255K	85%	20%	95%	24 min
29569	17,788	$47K	$200K	73%	13%	82%	31 min
29572	12,124	$85K	$427K	78%	44%	92%	20 min
29575	20,721	$71K	$306K	80%	32%	90%	22 min
29576	34,695	$71K	$340K	89%	32%	93%	23 min
29577	35,446	$51K	$300K	60%	31%	92%	20 min
29579	56,915	$80K	$354K	76%	37%	96%	24 min
29581	4,845	$55K	$89K	76%	14%	79%	35 min
29582	20,158	$72K	$414K	82%	39%	94%	22 min
29588	52,609	$71K	$268K	78%	26%	94%	23 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

383,016 residents in 158,779 households, next to the South Carolina figure.

17%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

26%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

50%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

217,419 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $287,700 (±$4,754).

77%

of households own their home

53%

of homes are detached single-family houses

25%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

13%

are mobile homes

27%

of housing units are vacant

$1,255

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later5%

2010–201919%

2000–200925%

1990–199917%

1980–198918%

1970–19799%

1960–19693%

1950–19593%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,763.

$66,880

median household income

13.2%

of people live below the poverty line

4.9%

unemployment rate

27%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Horry County, South Carolina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.