CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Weldon

North Carolina · 1,374 residents · 2.92 sq mi

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Weldon is a city of 1,374 people in North Carolina. The median age is 42.3, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $56,100. The poverty rate is 22.5%, above the 12.4% national rate. Households here earn about 17% less than in North Carolina as a whole. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,374

Unchangedsince 1990

from 1,374 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.3

+14%since 1990

from 37.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(89)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(89)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(95)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.2%(72)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.2%(112)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.7%(202)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.9%(163)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.3%(141)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7412.2%(168)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.2%(99)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4.1%(56)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,668

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,886 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,322

+35%since 1990

from $12,080 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.5%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 21.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,100

−5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $44,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$438

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $317 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

62.0%

−1.7 ptssince 1990

from 63.7% in 1990

38.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic48.5%(666)

Black50.9%(700)

Hispanic / Latino1%(14)

Asian0.6%(8)

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.9%(493)

Black62.6%(860)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(11)

Asian0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.5%(9)

Central American0.3%(5)

Honduran0.3%(5)

South American0.3%(5)

Bolivian0.3%(5)

Puerto Rican0.2%(3)

Ancestry

American7.7%(127)

English5.5%(90)

Irish4%(66)

German3%(49)

Subsaharan African2.7%(45)

Nigerian1.8%(30)

Scotch-Irish1%(16)

Polish0.4%(7)

Cape Verdean0.3%(5)

Italian0.2%(4)

Arab0.2%(3)

Lebanese0.2%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(3)

Scottish0.2%(3)

Welsh0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

+3.4 ptssince 1990

from 15.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.8%

+6.2 ptssince 1990

from 66.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.5%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 5.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

−8%since 1990

from 14.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(139)

Married59.3%(248)

Widowed3.8%(16)

Divorced3.6%(15)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(166)

Married48.6%(302)

Widowed13.7%(85)

Divorced11%(68)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.8%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

48.7%

+17.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.4%

+21.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.3%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.8%(18)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 107 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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