South Weldon vs Weldon

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

South Weldon 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 688 in South Weldon). Weldon has the higher median household income ($38,725 vs $19,250 in South Weldon). Weldon has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $68,300 in South Weldon).

Population, income & housing

	South Weldon	Weldon
Population	688	1,522
Median age	25.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$19,250	$38,725
Median home value	$68,300	$96,000
Median gross rent	$484	$791
Housing units	337	655
Homeownership rate	31.0%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	22.7%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Weldon	Weldon
Population	840 → 688 (-18.1%)	1,715 → 1,522 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$25,909 → $19,250 (-25.7%)	$33,173 → $38,725 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$59,100 → $68,300 (+15.6%)	$103,000 → $96,000 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $484 (-10.5%)	$649 → $791 (+21.9%)

South Weldon

Population

840688

Median household income

$25,909$19,250

Median home value

$59,100$68,300

Median gross rent

$541$484

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 Weldon	Weldon
Under 5	7.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	31.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	10.8%	14.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	7.8%
35 to 44	18.6%	7.1%
45 to 54	5.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	5.2%	10.1%
75 and over	1.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Weldon	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	17.7%
Black or African American	92.7%	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	2.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Weldon	Weldon
No high school diploma	19.9%	14.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Weldon	Weldon
Drove alone	86.5%	75.3%
Carpooled	13.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Weldon	Weldon
1-unit, detached	66.5%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	South Weldon	Weldon
Poverty rate	68.8%	24.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1961	1954