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Socastee, South Carolina.

A community in Horry County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Horry County’s.

Living in Socastee, Horry County, South Carolina

Socastee, in Horry County, had 22,213 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $62,257 a year and half less, against $66,880 across Horry County; 13% of its people live below the poverty line. 66% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 34% are rented. Unemployment in Horry County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 1.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in construction, then restaurants and hotels.

People 22,213 in the 2020 census; median age 43.3
Household income $62,257 the median, give or take $8,778 · Horry County: $66,880
Unemployment 4.8% Horry County, August 2026; 5.4% a year before
Homes 66% lived in by their owners; 34% rented
  • 9,131households
  • 22%of adults have a degree
  • 13%below the poverty line
  • 21 mintypical commute
  • 9%work from home

What residents work in

  • Building trades17%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment16%
  • Shops (retail)14%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care14%
  • Banks, insurance and property12%
  • Professional and business services10%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Horry County had 146,160 jobs in 2025, 1.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 58° and 35°; warmest in July, 91° and 72° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 58° 35° F M A M J J 91° 72° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 58° and 35°; warmest in July, 91° and 72° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 58° 35° F M A M J J 91° 72° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 58° and lows near 35°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 72°. About 55 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Conway weather station, 10 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Socastee

  1. Unifi Aviation Services MYR Myrtle BeachSupport activities for air transportation181
  2. TargetDiscount department stores145
  3. Food LionGrocery stores74
  4. SocasteeMail and parcel delivery67
  5. Myrtle Beach Grove Senior LivingSenior citizens' homes without nursing care50

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 5 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 517 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. Winter weatherRelatively high
  3. Coastal floodingRelatively moderate
  4. EarthquakesRelatively moderate
  5. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  6. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Socastee’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Horry County.