South Rosemary vs Weldon

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

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

South Rosemary has the higher population (2,522 vs 1,522 in Weldon). South Rosemary has the higher median household income ($43,478 vs $38,725 in Weldon). Weldon has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $84,100 in South Rosemary).

Population, income & housing

	South Rosemary	Weldon
Population	2,522	1,522
Median age	46.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,478	$38,725
Median home value	$84,100	$96,000
Median gross rent	$920	$791
Housing units	1,354	655
Homeownership rate	69.7%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Rosemary	Weldon
Population	2,747 → 2,522 (-8.2%)	1,715 → 1,522 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$29,785 → $43,478 (+46.0%)	$33,173 → $38,725 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $84,100 (-4.6%)	$103,000 → $96,000 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $920 (+27.2%)	$649 → $791 (+21.9%)

South Rosemary

Population

2,7472,522

Median household income

$29,785$43,478

Median home value

$88,200$84,100

Median gross rent

$723$920

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)

	South Rosemary	Weldon
Under 5	7.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	11.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	3.1%	14.2%
25 to 34	21.6%	7.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	16.5%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Rosemary	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	17.7%
Black or African American	64.8%	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	3.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Rosemary	Weldon
No high school diploma	26.4%	14.1%
High school graduate	29.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Rosemary	Weldon
Drove alone	71.3%	75.3%
Carpooled	0.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Rosemary	Weldon
1-unit, detached	54.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	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	42.8%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	South Rosemary	Weldon
Poverty rate	27.3%	24.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1983	1954