It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Calabash 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. Calabash has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Calabash than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Calabash may be for you.
Calabash 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
As is often the case in a small town, Calabash doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Calabash citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.17% of adults in Calabash have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Calabash in 2022 was $34,549, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,196 for a family of four. However, Calabash contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calabash is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calabash home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calabash residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calabash include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Calabash is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
