Calabash, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Calabash	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$34,394	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$55,083	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$63,415	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,386	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,386	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Calabash is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Calabash is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Calabash is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Calabash is 71% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,718 $55,083 $110,166

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Calabash median earnings by income bracket

Calabash employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.2%	21.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.2%	12.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	36.7%	36.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	540	$219,692	170.1%
Holden Beach, NC	1,011	$150,806	85.4%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	760	$138,199	69.9%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	17,032	$93,262	14.7%
Sunset Beach, NC	4,096	$92,298	13.5%
Calabash, NC	2,115	$55,083	32.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Thoreau, NM	2,115	$27,791	65.8%
Harbor, OR	2,115	$55,525	31.7%
Hopkins, SC	2,115	$63,121	22.4%
New Glarus, WI	2,115	$104,601	28.6%
Reed City, MI	2,114	$50,715	37.6%
Calabash, NC	2,115	$55,083	32.3%

Source: The Calabash, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.