Calabash vs Navassa

A side-by-side comparison of Calabash and Navassa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Calabash has the higher population (2,397 vs 2,148 in Navassa). Calabash has the higher median household income ($60,048 vs $57,571 in Navassa). Calabash has the higher median home value ($202,000 vs $196,300 in Navassa).

Population, income & housing

	Calabash	Navassa
Population	2,397	2,148
Median age	54.0 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,048	$57,571
Median home value	$202,000	$196,300
Median gross rent	$1,348	$1,305
Housing units	1,617	820
Homeownership rate	67.4%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calabash	Navassa
Population	1,710 → 2,397 (+40.2%)	1,758 → 2,148 (+22.2%)
Median household income	$32,167 → $60,048 (+86.7%)	$33,571 → $57,571 (+71.5%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $202,000 (+45.0%)	$116,300 → $196,300 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$979 → $1,348 (+37.7%)	$902 → $1,305 (+44.7%)

Calabash

Population

1,7102,397

Median household income

$32,167$60,048

Median home value

$139,300$202,000

Median gross rent

$979$1,348

Navassa

Population

1,7582,148

Median household income

$33,571$57,571

Median home value

$116,300$196,300

Median gross rent

$902$1,305

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calabash	Navassa
Under 5	3.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	9.4%	14.0%
18 to 24	13.4%	16.7%
25 to 34	5.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	6.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	17.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	7.1%
65 to 74	17.7%	10.4%
75 and over	8.8%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calabash	Navassa
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	26.5%
Black or African American	5.8%	36.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	11.8%	27.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calabash	Navassa
No high school diploma	14.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	32.4%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calabash	Navassa
Drove alone	70.7%	78.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calabash	Navassa
1-unit, detached	51.3%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.2%	29.8%

Poverty & households

	Calabash	Navassa
Poverty rate	20.7%	10.3%
Average household size	2.13	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1993	2002