Calabash

Population: 2,397
Median household income: $60,048
Median home value: $202,000

Located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Calabash is a community with a population of 2,397. The median household income of $60,048 is below the Brunswick County median ($74,034).

Between 2019 and 2023, Calabash's population grew 40.2% from 1,710 to 2,397, while its median home value rose 45.0% from $139,300 to $202,000.

20.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.13 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,397
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,048
Median home value: $202,000
Median gross rent: $1,348
Housing units: 1,617
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7102,397

Median household income

$32,167$60,048

Median home value

$139,300$202,000

Median gross rent

$979$1,348

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,710	$32,167	$139,300	$979
2020	2,057	$36,936	$138,000	$1,091
2021	2,117	$43,558	$141,400	$1,112
2022	2,570	$46,607	$169,600	$1,201
2023	2,397	$60,048	$202,000	$1,348

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7417.7%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	3.5%
5 to 17	226	9.4%
18 to 24	320	13.4%
25 to 34	124	5.2%
35 to 44	150	6.3%
45 to 54	419	17.5%
55 to 64	439	18.3%
65 to 74	425	17.7%
75 and over	211	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,754	73.2%
Black or African American	138	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	38	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	283	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	182	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	260	14.7%
High school graduate	572	32.4%
Some college or associate's	544	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	207	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	185	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	787	70.7%
Carpooled	113	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	6	0.5%
Worked from home	207	18.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	333	36.8%
15 to 29 min	385	42.5%
30 to 44 min	106	11.7%
45 to 59 min	72	7.9%
60+ min	10	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 20.7% (495 of 2,397)

	Count	Share
Family households	642	57.1%
Nonfamily households	483	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,125	69.6%
Vacant	492	30.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	758	67.4%
Renter-occupied	367	32.6%

1-unit, detached51.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other27.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	830	51.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8	0.5%
5 to 19 units	253	15.6%
20 or more units	82	5.1%
Mobile home & other	440	27.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3709540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 33.9081, -78.5438