Welcome

Population: 3,649
Median household income: $65,342
Median home value: $171,100

Welcome, a community in Davidson County, North Carolina, has 3,649 residents. Its median household income of $65,342 runs above the Davidson County figure of $62,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Welcome's population declined 4.1% from 3,804 to 3,649, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $133,700 to $171,100.

The median resident is 39.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,649
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,342
Median home value: $171,100
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 1,458
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8043,649

Median household income

$50,441$65,342

Median home value

$133,700$171,100

Median gross rent

$641$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,804	$50,441	$133,700	$641
2020	3,050	$47,500	$132,200	$641
2021	3,383	$52,614	$127,900	$709
2022	3,444	$59,348	$152,200	$752
2023	3,649	$65,342	$171,100	$863

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	147	4.0%
5 to 17	525	14.4%
18 to 24	518	14.2%
25 to 34	408	11.2%
35 to 44	464	12.7%
45 to 54	473	13.0%
55 to 64	495	13.6%
65 to 74	337	9.2%
75 and over	282	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,476	95.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	104	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	214	8.7%
High school graduate	987	40.1%
Some college or associate's	897	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	308	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	53	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,503	88.9%
Carpooled	100	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	439	27.4%
15 to 29 min	499	31.1%
30 to 44 min	375	23.4%
45 to 59 min	235	14.7%
60+ min	55	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 8.9% (326 of 3,644)

	Count	Share
Family households	975	74.1%
Nonfamily households	340	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,315	90.2%
Vacant	143	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	959	72.9%
Renter-occupied	356	27.1%

1-unit, detached65.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	959	65.8%
1-unit, attached	12	0.8%
2 to 4 units	166	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	321	22.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3771760
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9066, -80.2548