Hobgood vs South Weldon

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

Hobgood 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 215 in Hobgood). Hobgood has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $19,250 in South Weldon). South Weldon has the higher median home value ($68,300 vs $59,200 in Hobgood).

Population, income & housing

	Hobgood	South Weldon
Population	215	688
Median age	44.6 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,250	$19,250
Median home value	$59,200	$68,300
Median gross rent	—	$484
Housing units	131	337
Homeownership rate	84.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	22.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobgood	South Weldon
Population	291 → 215 (-26.1%)	840 → 688 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$30,446 → $60,250 (+97.9%)	$25,909 → $19,250 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $59,200 (-5.3%)	$59,100 → $68,300 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $1,096 (+46.9%)	$541 → $484 (-10.5%)

Hobgood

Population

291215

Median household income

$30,446$60,250

Median home value

$62,500$59,200

Median gross rent

$746$1,096

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)

	Hobgood	South Weldon
Under 5	0.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	31.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	5.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	24.7%	18.6%
45 to 54	1.9%	5.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	21.4%	5.2%
75 and over	7.0%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobgood	South Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	39.5%	4.4%
Black or African American	56.3%	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	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobgood	South Weldon
No high school diploma	8.6%	19.9%
High school graduate	38.3%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobgood	South Weldon
Drove alone	83.8%	86.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.0%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobgood	South Weldon
1-unit, detached	77.1%	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	22.9%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Hobgood	South Weldon
Poverty rate	3.3%	68.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	34	—
Median year structure built	1961	1961