Halifax vs Weldon

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

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

Weldon has the higher population (1,522 vs 257 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median household income ($61,321 vs $38,725 in Weldon). Since 2019, Halifax's population has grown faster (+51.2% vs -11.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	Weldon
Population	257	1,522
Median age	53.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,321	$38,725
Median home value	—	$96,000
Median gross rent	$1,010	$791
Housing units	191	655
Homeownership rate	81.8%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	Weldon
Population	170 → 257 (+51.2%)	1,715 → 1,522 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$22,222 → $61,321 (+175.9%)	$33,173 → $38,725 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $70,000 (+2.8%)	$103,000 → $96,000 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $1,010 (+87.7%)	$649 → $791 (+21.9%)

Halifax

Population

170257

Median household income

$22,222$61,321

Median home value

$68,100$70,000

Median gross rent

$538$1,010

Weldon

Population

1,7151,522

Median household income

$33,173$38,725

Median home value

$103,000$96,000

Median gross rent

$649$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halifax	Weldon
Under 5	2.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	6.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	7.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	7.1%
45 to 54	40.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	21.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.1%
75 and over	2.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	17.7%
Black or African American	11.3%	79.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	Weldon
No high school diploma	5.2%	14.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	Weldon
Drove alone	92.1%	75.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	Weldon
1-unit, detached	97.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	Weldon
Poverty rate	6.2%	24.8%
Average household size	1.62	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1959	1954