Shallotte is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,161 people and four associated neighborhoods, Shallotte is the 195th largest community in North Carolina. Shallotte has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Shallotte, where the median household income is $88,367.00.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Shallotte has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Shallotte has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Shallotte than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Shallotte may be for you.

Shallotte is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small town, Shallotte does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Shallotte overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Shallotte, 23.07% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Shallotte in 2022 was $46,148, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,592 for a family of four. However, Shallotte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shallotte is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shallotte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shallotte residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Shallotte also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.49% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shallotte include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Shallotte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.