Shallotte, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,639
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.5
0.887% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
4.55% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$88,367
16.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$349,500
16% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,260
11.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Shallotte, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Shallotte, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Shallotte, NC was $349,500, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.

Most people in Shallotte, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Shallotte, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Shallotte, NC is home to a population of 4.64k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.46% of Shallotte, NC residents were born outside of the country (207 people).

In 2024, there were 7.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.47k people) in Shallotte, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 469 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 366 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Shallotte, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shallotte, NC was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shallotte, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.47k ± 559
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    469 ± 319
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    366 ± 432
11.5%
Hispanic Population
533 people

In 2024, there were 7.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.47k people) in Shallotte, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 469 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 366 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.5% of the people in Shallotte, NC are hispanic (533 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shallotte, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.46%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
207 people
4.12%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
184 people

As of 2024, 4.46% of Shallotte, NC residents (207 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Shallotte, NC was 4.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    129 ± 112
  2. Vietnam
    126 ± 82
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    46 ± 49

Shallotte, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Shallotte, NC employs 2.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shallotte, NC were Retail Trade (464 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (281 people), and Construction (222 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($103,025), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,747).

Employment

Occupations

2.26k
2024 Value
± 413
11.5%
1 Year growth
± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shallotte, NC grew at a rate of 11.5%, from 2.03k employees to 2.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shallotte, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (388 people), Management Occupations (302 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (220 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shallotte, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.26k
2024 Value
± 413
11.5%
1 Year growth
± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shallotte, NC grew at a rate of 11.5%, from 2.03k employees to 2.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shallotte, NC, are Retail Trade (464 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (281 people), and Construction (222 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shallotte, NC, though some of these residents may live in Shallotte, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$34,990
Median earning men ± $9,246
$52,917
Median earning women ± $27,309

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,738), and Public Administration ($47,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,577), Public Administration ($94,397), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,868).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Shallotte, NC was $349,500 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $301,300 to $349,500, a 16% increase. The homeownership rate in Shallotte, NC is 63.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shallotte, NC have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shallotte, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$349,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,644
$1,360
Median Property Taxes
±$270

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Shallotte, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Shallotte, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.7% of the housing units in Shallotte, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,367
Median Household Income
± $21,272
2.13k
Number of Households
± 401

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.13k households in Shallotte, NC grew to $88,367 from the previous year's value of $75,642.

The following chart displays the households in Shallotte, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shallotte, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.5%)
  2. Carpooled (9.14%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.53%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Shallotte, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.14%) and those who worked at home (5.53%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shallotte, NC have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Shallotte, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shallotte, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shallotte, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shallotte, NC (469 out of 4.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shallotte, NC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

84.4% of the population of Shallotte, NC has health coverage, with 37.5% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.6%
Uninsured
37.5%
Employer Coverage
16.7%
Medicaid
18%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
0.62%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shallotte, NC grew by 27.6% from 12.3% to 15.6%.

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