Murrells Inlet is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 9,740 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Murrells Inlet is the 50th largest community in South Carolina. Murrells Inlet 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 Murrells Inlet, where the median household income is $75,438.00. Murrells Inlet home prices are not only among the most expensive in South Carolina, but Murrells Inlet real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Murrells Inlet is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.78% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Murrells Inlet is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Murrells Inlet who work in management occupations (13.74%), food service (12.58%), and sales jobs (12.53%). Also of interest is that Murrells Inlet has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Murrells Inlet telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Murrells Inlet 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. Murrells Inlet has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Murrells Inlet than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Murrells Inlet may be for you. One of the nice things about Murrells Inlet is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Being a small town, Murrells Inlet does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Murrells Inlet are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.15% of adults in Murrells Inlet have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Murrells Inlet in 2022 was $71,371, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $285,484 for a family of four. However, Murrells Inlet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Murrells Inlet is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Murrells Inlet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Murrells Inlet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Murrells Inlet include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Murrells Inlet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
