What percentage of people rent in Calabash, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Calabash, NC, 2020–2024
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30.3% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Calabash, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 346 renting households against 796 that own their home.

In Calabash, the share of households that rent went from 26.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.3% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 346 (±122)
Median renter income: $40,469 (±$12,471)

Who rents and who owns in Calabash

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Calabash	Brunswick County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.3% (±9.0 points)	15.4% (±1.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	346 (±122)	10,652 (±897)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	796 (±108)	58,472 (±1,096)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,469 (±$12,471)	$48,968 (±$3,548)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,310 (±$15,753)	$82,429 (±$2,941)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Calabash, the renter share is higher than in Brunswick County (15.4%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (33.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Brunswick County, Calabash ranks 3 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 333 of 663.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Calabash has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	26.5% (±8.2 points)	30.3% (±9.0 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$979 (±$91)	$1,360 (±$105)	+38.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$32,167 (±$6,339)	$65,310 (±$8,980)	+103.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Calabash

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Calabash
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Calabash	—	30.3% (±9.0 points)	—
Carolina Shores	1.7 mi	5.3% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Sunset Beach	2.4 mi	13.6% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Ocean Isle Beach	4.9 mi	3.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Little River	5.9 mi	23.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Shallotte	11 mi	36.3% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Myrtle Beach	11 mi	17.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Atlantic Beach	12 mi	76.7% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Holden Beach	13 mi	5.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Carolina Shores, NC (5.3%), Sunset Beach, NC (13.6%), Ocean Isle Beach, NC (3.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Atlantic Beach, SC (76.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Brunswick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belville	43.5% (±10.0 points)
2	Shallotte	36.3% (±11.1 points)
3	Calabash	30.3% (±9.0 points)
4	Navassa	21.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Southport	19.8% (±7.6 points)
6	Leland	19.4% (±3.4 points)
7	Boiling Spring Lakes	18.4% (±8.0 points)
8	Sunset Beach	13.6% (±9.1 points)
9	Bolivia	12.9% (±12.0 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Brunswick County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Calabash

How many renters are there in Calabash?

Calabash has an estimated 346 (±122) renting households, 30.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Calabash?

In Calabash, the share of households that rent went from 26.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Calabash?

A renting household in Calabash has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Calabash?

The median renting household in Calabash, NC has an income of $40,469 (±$12,471) a year, against $67,310 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Calabash town, North Carolina (place:09540, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.