Calabash is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,433 people and three associated neighborhoods, Calabash is the 308th largest community in North Carolina.Calabash is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Calabash is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calabash who work in food service (16.61%), maintenance occupations (11.19%), and sales jobs (9.53%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Calabash is worth considering. Calabash 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. Calabash is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Calabash are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.17% of adults in Calabash having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Calabash in 2022 was $34,549, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,196 for a family of four. However, Calabash contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Calabash is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calabash home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calabash residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calabash include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Calabash is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
