Carolina Shores.
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North Carolina·Brunswick County
2 tracts·5K people·$289K median·1,708/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Carolina Shores is $288,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Carolina Shores has 5,017 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 65.3; the population is 94.1% White, 3.3% Other, 2.3% Multiracial, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.0% Asian and 0.0% Black; the average household has 1.9 people; 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,973/month, 25% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Carolina Shores is $76,087 a year, 12% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Carolina Shores, median rent is $1,973/month and the median home value is $288,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 100 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carolina Shores are lightning (92), wildfire (91) and winter weather (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Carolina Shores, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).