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 5,171 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 $75,642.00.Shallotte is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Shallotte is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shallotte who work in management occupations (17.92%), sales jobs (15.94%), and office and administrative support (9.43%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.53% 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. 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. 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. The citizens of Shallotte are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.78% of adults in Shallotte having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Shallotte in 2022 was $44,986, 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 $179,944 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. 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.
