Carolina Shores

Population: 4,843
Median household income: $74,310
Median home value: $276,000

Carolina Shores, a community in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has 4,843 residents. The median household income of $74,310 is in line with the Brunswick County median ($74,034).

From 2019 to 2023, Carolina Shores's population grew 16.3% from 4,163 to 4,843, while its median home value rose 42.9% from $193,100 to $276,000.

27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,843
Median age: 65.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,310
Median home value: $276,000
Median gross rent: $1,948
Housing units: 2,848
Homeownership rate: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,163	$63,048	$193,100	$1,513
2020	4,391	$57,454	$214,200	$1,596
2021	4,441	$74,423	$218,900	$1,744
2022	4,643	$77,259	$249,800	$1,913
2023	4,843	$74,310	$276,000	$1,948

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 175.1%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 443.4%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7430.2%

75 and over21.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	1.1%
5 to 17	247	5.1%
18 to 24	160	3.3%
25 to 34	266	5.5%
35 to 44	164	3.4%
45 to 54	479	9.9%
55 to 64	981	20.3%
65 to 74	1,464	30.2%
75 and over	1,031	21.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,489	92.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	169	3.5%
Two or more races	170	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	1.3%
High school graduate	1,498	34.2%
Some college or associate's	1,615	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	674	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	542	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,202	77.1%
Carpooled	135	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	223	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	539	40.3%
15 to 29 min	463	34.6%
30 to 44 min	287	21.5%
45 to 59 min	33	2.5%
60+ min	15	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 3.0% (146 of 4,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,689	67.2%
Nonfamily households	825	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,514	88.3%
Vacant	334	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,374	94.4%
Renter-occupied	140	5.6%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached13.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,308	81.0%
1-unit, attached	377	13.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	163	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710550
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.9079, -78.5731