Halifax vs South Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Halifax and South Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

Halifax and South Weldon are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Weldon has the higher population (688 vs 257 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median household income ($61,321 vs $19,250 in South Weldon). Since 2019, Halifax's population has grown faster (+51.2% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	South Weldon
Population	257	688
Median age	53.6 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,321	$19,250
Median home value	—	$68,300
Median gross rent	$1,010	$484
Housing units	191	337
Homeownership rate	81.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	22.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	South Weldon
Population	170 → 257 (+51.2%)	840 → 688 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$22,222 → $61,321 (+175.9%)	$25,909 → $19,250 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $70,000 (+2.8%)	$59,100 → $68,300 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $1,010 (+87.7%)	$541 → $484 (-10.5%)

Halifax

Population

170257

Median household income

$22,222$61,321

Median home value

$68,100$70,000

Median gross rent

$538$1,010

South Weldon

Population

840688

Median household income

$25,909$19,250

Median home value

$59,100$68,300

Median gross rent

$541$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halifax	South Weldon
Under 5	2.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	6.6%	31.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	18.6%
45 to 54	40.9%	5.1%
55 to 64	21.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	5.2%
75 and over	2.7%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	South Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	4.4%
Black or African American	11.3%	92.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	South Weldon
No high school diploma	5.2%	19.9%
High school graduate	26.2%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	South Weldon
Drove alone	92.1%	86.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	South Weldon
1-unit, detached	97.9%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	South Weldon
Poverty rate	6.2%	68.8%
Average household size	1.62	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1959	1961