Carolina Shores vs Shallotte

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

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

Carolina Shores has the higher population (4,843 vs 4,465 in Shallotte). Shallotte has the higher median household income ($75,642 vs $74,310 in Carolina Shores). Shallotte has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $276,000 in Carolina Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
Population	4,843	4,465
Median age	65.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,310	$75,642
Median home value	$276,000	$301,300
Median gross rent	$1,948	$1,127
Housing units	2,848	2,065
Homeownership rate	94.4%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
Population	4,163 → 4,843 (+16.3%)	4,090 → 4,465 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$63,048 → $74,310 (+17.9%)	$58,480 → $75,642 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$193,100 → $276,000 (+42.9%)	$218,900 → $301,300 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,513 → $1,948 (+28.8%)	$784 → $1,127 (+43.8%)

Carolina Shores

Population

4,1634,843

Median household income

$63,048$74,310

Median home value

$193,100$276,000

Median gross rent

$1,513$1,948

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)

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
Under 5	1.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	5.1%	11.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	5.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	3.4%	16.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	20.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	30.2%	13.5%
75 and over	21.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	72.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
No high school diploma	1.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	34.2%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
Drove alone	77.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
1-unit, detached	81.0%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Carolina Shores	Shallotte
Poverty rate	3.0%	9.9%
Average household size	1.93	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	2005	2005