It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Carrabelle has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Carrabelle has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Carrabelle than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Carrabelle may be for you.
Carrabelle is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Being a small city, Carrabelle does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Carrabelle has a very low overall level of education: only 8.68% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Carrabelle in 2022 was $13,858, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,432 for a family of four. However, Carrabelle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Carrabelle also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.46% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Carrabelle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carrabelle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carrabelle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Carrabelle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carrabelle include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Carrabelle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
