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.
Weldon is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Weldon is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weldon who work in management occupations (11.28%), office and administrative support (10.89%), and community and social services (9.14%).
As is often the case in a small town, Weldon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Weldon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.76% of adults 25 and older in Weldon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Weldon in 2022 was $20,453, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,812 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, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Nigerian.
The most common language spoken in Weldon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (55.3%) than found in 95.7% 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.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 58.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
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 96.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 55.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.7% 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, 36.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.5%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Weldon, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Asian (4.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.4%), and residents who report German roots (3.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (2.5%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.8%) 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 (13.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.