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Weldon, NC

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Overview


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.

Occupations and Workforce

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%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Weldon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

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.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

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.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. 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.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a 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.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 (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%).

Getting to Work

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 (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.


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