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. Much of the housing stock in Shallotte was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Shallotte economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Shallotte, where the median household income is $88,367.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shallotte is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shallotte is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Shallotte who work in sales jobs (17.17%), management occupations (13.36%), and food service (9.73%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Shallotte has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Shallotte a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the nice things about Shallotte is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Being a small town, Shallotte does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Shallotte citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.07% of adults in Shallotte 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.
