Calabash is a city of 2,377 people in North Carolina. The median age is 56.0, about 17 years above the US median. The population has roughly tripled since 2000, adding 1,666 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,310, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Calabash
What changed most since 1990
Median age63.6 → 56.0(−7.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants91.0% → 69.7%(−21.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,189 → 2,377(+100%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.3%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.6%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era74.2%(138)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 186 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Calabash, decade by decade
Calabash population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,189
$72,376
$278,888
24.4%
3.5
2000
711
$60,016
$189,270
13.7%
19.9
2010
1,786
$46,103
$220,245
8.1%
44.0
2020
2,011
$44,768
$167,261
21.1%
40.9
2024
2,377
$65,310
$253,200
22.1%
45.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
