Shallotte is a city of 4,639 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 3,258 people. At a median age of 45.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 4%. That is roughly 22% ahead of the North Carolina median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,367, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shallotte
What changed most since 1990
Population976 → 4,639(+375%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants85.2% → 63.7%(−21.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age50.2 → 45.5(−4.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shallotte's population equals 3.0% of Brunswick County's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)34.4%(129)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(131)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 375 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
Shallotte, decade by decade
Shallotte 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
976
$77,702
$228,727
19.1%
15.7
2000
1,381
$72,866
$255,396
24.1%
24.0
2010
3,675
$59,868
$317,061
30.3%
38.0
2020
4,185
$70,669
$260,467
24.8%
44.3
2024
4,639
$88,367
$349,500
23.1%
52.1
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.
