Leland vs Shallotte

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

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

Leland has the higher population (26,307 vs 4,465 in Shallotte). Leland has the higher median household income ($88,576 vs $75,642 in Shallotte). Leland has the higher median home value ($358,800 vs $301,300 in Shallotte).

Population, income & housing

	Leland	Shallotte
Population	26,307	4,465
Median age	48.0 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,576	$75,642
Median home value	$358,800	$301,300
Median gross rent	$1,603	$1,127
Housing units	11,995	2,065
Homeownership rate	81.5%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leland	Shallotte
Population	20,294 → 26,307 (+29.6%)	4,090 → 4,465 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$68,924 → $88,576 (+28.5%)	$58,480 → $75,642 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $358,800 (+47.5%)	$218,900 → $301,300 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,173 → $1,603 (+36.7%)	$784 → $1,127 (+43.8%)

Leland

Population

20,29426,307

Median household income

$68,924$88,576

Median home value

$243,200$358,800

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,603

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)

	Leland	Shallotte
Under 5	5.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	11.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	16.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	19.4%	13.5%
75 and over	8.2%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leland	Shallotte
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	72.0%
Black or African American	9.4%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leland	Shallotte
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	23.5%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leland	Shallotte
Drove alone	77.3%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	7.5%
Other means	1.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leland	Shallotte
1-unit, detached	73.0%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	13.7%
20 or more units	4.5%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Leland	Shallotte
Poverty rate	5.8%	9.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2008	2005