Shallotte vs St. James

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

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

St. James has the higher population (6,901 vs 4,465 in Shallotte). St. James has the higher median household income ($113,670 vs $75,642 in Shallotte). St. James has the higher median home value ($599,300 vs $301,300 in Shallotte).

Population, income & housing

	Shallotte	St. James
Population	4,465	6,901
Median age	45.1 yrs	68.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,642	$113,670
Median home value	$301,300	$599,300
Median gross rent	$1,127	$2,258
Housing units	2,065	3,881
Homeownership rate	64.8%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	65.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shallotte	St. James
Population	4,090 → 4,465 (+9.2%)	5,521 → 6,901 (+25.0%)
Median household income	$58,480 → $75,642 (+29.3%)	$104,850 → $113,670 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$218,900 → $301,300 (+37.6%)	$456,600 → $599,300 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,127 (+43.8%)	$1,862 → $2,258 (+21.3%)

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

St. James

Population

5,5216,901

Median household income

$104,850$113,670

Median home value

$456,600$599,300

Median gross rent

$1,862$2,258

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shallotte	St. James
Under 5	7.4%	0.6%
5 to 17	11.1%	1.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	0.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	2.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	4.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	30.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	38.3%
75 and over	10.4%	22.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shallotte	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	88.9%
Black or African American	11.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shallotte	St. James
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.0%
High school graduate	22.2%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	28.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shallotte	St. James
Drove alone	80.2%	44.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.8%
Public transit	0.2%	13.1%
Walked	0.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	30.7%
Other means	2.1%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shallotte	St. James
1-unit, detached	65.9%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	5.9%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shallotte	St. James
Poverty rate	9.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	23	53
Median year structure built	2005	2009