Hobgood vs Weldon

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

Hobgood 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 215 in Hobgood). Hobgood has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $38,725 in Weldon). Weldon has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $59,200 in Hobgood).

Population, income & housing

	Hobgood	Weldon
Population	215	1,522
Median age	44.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,250	$38,725
Median home value	$59,200	$96,000
Median gross rent	—	$791
Housing units	131	655
Homeownership rate	84.0%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobgood	Weldon
Population	291 → 215 (-26.1%)	1,715 → 1,522 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$30,446 → $60,250 (+97.9%)	$33,173 → $38,725 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $59,200 (-5.3%)	$103,000 → $96,000 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $1,096 (+46.9%)	$649 → $791 (+21.9%)

Hobgood

Population

291215

Median household income

$30,446$60,250

Median home value

$62,500$59,200

Median gross rent

$746$1,096

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)

	Hobgood	Weldon
Under 5	0.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	14.2%
25 to 34	5.6%	7.8%
35 to 44	24.7%	7.1%
45 to 54	1.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.4%
65 to 74	21.4%	10.1%
75 and over	7.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobgood	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	39.5%	17.7%
Black or African American	56.3%	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	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobgood	Weldon
No high school diploma	8.6%	14.1%
High school graduate	38.3%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobgood	Weldon
Drove alone	83.8%	75.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.0%
Other means	5.9%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobgood	Weldon
1-unit, detached	77.1%	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	22.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Hobgood	Weldon
Poverty rate	3.3%	24.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1961	1954