North Carolina · Census place 09540
Calabash town, NC
Quick answer
Calabash town has 2,397 residents, ranking #307 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $60,048, the median home is worth $202,000 and median gross rent runs $1,348 a month.
- Population
- 2,397Calabash town residents
- Median household income
- $60,048Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $202,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,348Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Calabash town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Calabash town median would spend about 26.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.7% of residents and 67.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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