Weldon is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,383 people and just one neighborhood, Weldon is the 357th largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Weldon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Weldon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Weldon is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Weldon who work in office and administrative support (21.01%), sales jobs (14.93%), and healthcare suport services (9.72%).
One of the benefits of Weldon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Weldon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Weldon citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.19% of adults 25 and older in Weldon have a college degree.
The per capita income in Weldon in 2022 was $20,770, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,080 for a family of four. However, Weldon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Weldon is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Weldon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weldon residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Weldon include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
The most common language spoken in Weldon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the neighborhood has more single mother households than 97.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.
In addition, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (59.2%) than found in 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Weldon are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 59.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 96.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 24.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.9%), and 19.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.8% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Weldon, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (6.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.3%), and residents who report English roots (3.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (2.7%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (53.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (73.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (19.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.