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Carolina Shores, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Carolina Shores is a Census town of 5,017 people across 2.90 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $76,087, 94.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carolina Shores
What Carolina Shores is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.9 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,730
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrunswick County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Shores
How many people live in Carolina Shores
- Population5,017
- Median age65.3
- Population under 18379 plus or minus 153
- Share under 187.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Population 65 and over2,554
- Share 65 and over50.9 percent
- Households2,627
- Family households1,686
- Share of households that are families64.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Shores
Income and work in Carolina Shores
- Median household income$76,087
- Per capita income$42,497
- Civilian labor force1,921
- Employed1,846
- Unemployed75 plus or minus 71
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over4,497
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carolina Shores
- Housing units2,955
- Occupied units2,627
- Vacant units328 plus or minus 159
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied2,489
- Renter occupied138 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate94.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$288,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,973
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.1 percent
- Single family units2,784
- Share single family94.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more0.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Mobile homes167 plus or minus 97
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carolina Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,609
- Commuting under 15 minutes561 plus or minus 195
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.9 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more440 plus or minus 172
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone78.0 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carolina Shores
Flood risk in Carolina Shores
- NFIP communityTown of Carolina Shores
- NFIP community number370517
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The Town of Carolina Shores participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370517 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brunswick County, not Carolina Shores
Brunswick County context, not Carolina Shores figures
- Establishments in Brunswick County3,093
- Covered employment, Brunswick County41,268
- Average annual pay, Brunswick County$51,701
- Housing units permitted, Brunswick County6,093
Every figure in this section is published for Brunswick County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carolina Shores.
All Brunswick County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carolina Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carolina Shores, North Carolina?
5,017, in 2,627 households. Carolina Shores town covers 2.90 square miles of land, which is 1,730 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carolina Shores in?
Brunswick County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carolina Shores?
$76,087. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,600. Median gross rent is $1,973 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Carolina Shores in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carolina Shores appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carolina Shores, town of, community 370517, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Carolina Shores figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brunswick County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carolina Shores.
Is zoning published for Carolina Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.