Belville vs Shallotte

A side-by-side comparison of Belville and Shallotte: population, income, housing, and more.

Belville and Shallotte are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shallotte has the higher population (4,465 vs 3,183 in Belville). Belville has the higher median household income ($86,875 vs $75,642 in Shallotte). Shallotte has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $257,100 in Belville).

Population, income & housing

	Belville	Shallotte
Population	3,183	4,465
Median age	35.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,875	$75,642
Median home value	$257,100	$301,300
Median gross rent	$1,738	$1,127
Housing units	1,248	2,065
Homeownership rate	61.7%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belville	Shallotte
Population	2,504 → 3,183 (+27.1%)	4,090 → 4,465 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$57,167 → $86,875 (+52.0%)	$58,480 → $75,642 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$177,600 → $257,100 (+44.8%)	$218,900 → $301,300 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,351 → $1,738 (+28.6%)	$784 → $1,127 (+43.8%)

Belville

Population

2,5043,183

Median household income

$57,167$86,875

Median home value

$177,600$257,100

Median gross rent

$1,351$1,738

Shallotte

Population

4,0904,465

Median household income

$58,480$75,642

Median home value

$218,900$301,300

Median gross rent

$784$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belville	Shallotte
Under 5	6.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	11.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	7.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.5%
75 and over	4.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belville	Shallotte
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	72.0%
Black or African American	17.0%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belville	Shallotte
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	18.7%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belville	Shallotte
Drove alone	87.2%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	7.5%
Other means	0.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belville	Shallotte
1-unit, detached	73.5%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	13.7%
20 or more units	17.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Belville	Shallotte
Poverty rate	7.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.68	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2004	2005