Welcome, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,521
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.6
4.26% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.28%
3.71% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$63,353
3.04% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$200,800
17.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,822
0.0549% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Welcome, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Welcome, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Welcome, NC was $200,800, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Welcome, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Welcome, NC was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Welcome, NC is home to a population of 3.52k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.966% of Welcome, NC residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 39.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.24k people) in Welcome, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 77 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Welcome, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Welcome, NC was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Welcome, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.24k ± 627
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    81 ± 109
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    77 ± 95
0.966%
Hispanic Population
34 people

In 2024, there were 39.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.24k people) in Welcome, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 77 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.966% of the people in Welcome, NC are hispanic (34 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Welcome, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.966%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
34 people
0.795%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
29 people

As of 2024, 0.966% of Welcome, NC residents (34 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Welcome, NC was 0.795%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    69 ± 56
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    68 ± 94
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    18 ± 34

Welcome, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Welcome, NC employs 1.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Welcome, NC were Transportation & Warehousing (328 people), Manufacturing (256 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (185 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($85,282), Public Administration ($61,385), and Manufacturing ($59,079).

Employment

Occupations

1.82k
2024 Value
± 409
0.0549%
1 Year growth
± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Welcome, NC grew at a rate of 0.0549%, from 1.82k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Welcome, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (343 people), Production Occupations (223 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (185 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Welcome, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.82k
2024 Value
± 409
0.0549%
1 Year growth
± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Welcome, NC grew at a rate of 0.0549%, from 1.82k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Welcome, NC, are Transportation & Warehousing (328 people), Manufacturing (256 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (185 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Welcome, NC, though some of these residents may live in Welcome, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,422
Median earning men ± $7,696
$24,715
Median earning women ± $15,445

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,289), Manufacturing ($58,991), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,409).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,282), Manufacturing ($75,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,198).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Welcome, NC was $200,800 in 2024, which is 0.604 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,100 to $200,800, a 17.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Welcome, NC is 77.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Welcome, NC have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Welcome, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$39,292
$1,065
Median Property Taxes
±$245

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Welcome, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Welcome, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

77.2%
Homeownership
2024
69.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.2% of the housing units in Welcome, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,353
Median Household Income
± $5,340
1.38k
Number of Households
± 300

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.38k households in Welcome, NC declined from $63,353 from the previous year's value of $65,342.

The following chart displays the households in Welcome, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Welcome, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.8%)
  2. Carpooled (7.67%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.44%)

In 2024, 86.8% of workers in Welcome, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.67%) and those who worked at home (4.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Welcome, NC have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.6% of the workforce in Welcome, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Welcome, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Welcome, NC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Welcome, NC (325 out of 3.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Welcome, NC is White, followed by Native American and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.2% of the population of Welcome, NC has health coverage, with 45.9% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 0.256% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.77%
Uninsured
45.9%
Employer Coverage
15.6%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
17.3%
Non-Group
0.256%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Welcome, NC grew by 15.4% from 8.47% to 9.77%.

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