Calabash ZIP Codes — Brunswick County, NC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,177	8.9%
18 and over	12,008	91.1%
65 and over	6,338	48.1%
Median age	64.4 years

Group	Count	%
White	11,527	84.1%
Black or African American	698	5.1%
Two or more races	610	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	515	3.8%
Other race	232	1.7%
Asian	86	0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	32	0.2%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.5%
$10k–$15k	1.8%
$15k–$25k	4.8%
$25k–$35k	7.5%
$35k–$50k	13.5%
$50k–$75k	22.2%
$75k–$100k	18.7%
$100k–$150k	16.8%
$150k–$200k	8.0%
$200k+	3.3%
Median income	$71,404

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$255,800
Median rent / month	$1,237
Owner occupied	89.8%
Renter occupied	10.2%
Vacant	20.0%
Single-family detached	71.2%
Large apartment buildings	5.4%
Mobile homes	8.3%
Median rooms	5.7
Avg household size (owned)	2.09

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	1.0%
2010–2019	15.4%
2000–2009	42.7%
1990–1999	17.0%
1980–1989	14.5%
1970–1979	7.5%
1960–1969	1.3%
1950–1959	0.6%
1940–1949	0.1%
1939 or earlier	0.0%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.3%
1 bedroom	1.9%
2 bedrooms	22.0%
3 bedrooms	63.9%
4 bedrooms	10.2%
5+ bedrooms	1.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.9%
1 vehicle	28.3%
2 vehicles	53.1%
3 or more	14.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	1.0%
Electricity	90.3%
Propane / LP gas	8.1%
Fuel oil	0.4%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	3,636	57.3%
Cohabiting couple	278	4.4%
Male householder, no spouse	732	11.5%
Female householder, no spouse	1,704	26.8%
Households with children under 18	575	9.1%
Households with seniors (65+)	4,120	64.9%
Average household size	2.08

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	14.1%	14.3%
Married	70.7%	55.4%
Separated	0.5%	3.8%
Widowed	4.7%	15.3%
Divorced	10.0%	11.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.0%
Bachelor's or higher	28.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	49	3.8%
Kindergarten	42	3.3%
Elementary school	460	35.7%
High school	346	26.9%
College / grad school	391	30.4%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	35.5%
Service	22.3%
Sales & office	25.3%
Natural resources & construction	8.8%
Production & transportation	8.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	79.6%
Government	13.6%
Self-employed	6.5%
Unpaid family workers	0.3%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	78.7%
Carpool	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.5%
Other means	0.8%
Avg commute (minutes)	20.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	66.1%
Retirement income	60.1%
Supplemental Security	5.0%
Cash public assistance	2.1%
Food stamps / SNAP	4.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	42.9%
High cholesterol	45.9%
Heart disease	9.6%
Stroke	3.9%
Asthma	8.2%
Arthritis	34.4%
Kidney disease	3.8%
Pulmonary disease	8.0%
Cancer	11.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	12.7%
No physical activity	20.6%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	27.9%
Fair or poor health	12.9%
Poor mental health	10.7%
Poor physical health	10.5%
No health insurance	13.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	83.8%
Visited dentist	74.2%
Cholesterol screening	95.3%
Teeth loss	9.9%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	1,557	13.0%

Disability	%
Any disability	17.7%
Under 18	8.2%
18–64 years	10.5%
65 and over	26.0%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	72.5%
Public insurance	59.2%
Uninsured under 19	12.6%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	12,869	97.6%
Spanish	100	0.8%
Other Indo-European	89	0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	12,798	97.1%
Born in same state	12,666	96.1%
Born in different state	2,786	21.1%
Foreign born	132	1.0%
Naturalized citizen	387	2.9%
Not a US citizen	173	44.7%