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Population (year 2000): 3,538
Males: 1,748  (49.4%)
Females: 1,790  (50.6%)

Davidson County

Median resident age:  38.5 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,400 (it was $42,266 in 2000)
Welcome  $43,400
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $130,100 (it was $110,700 in 2000)
Welcome  $130,100
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Welcome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.2%), German (15.2%), Irish (7.0%), English (6.1%), Italian (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 859 feet

Land area: 9.35 square miles.

Population density: 378 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Welcome

  • High school or higher: 76.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Welcome CDP

  • Never married: 13.1%
  • Now married: 69.0%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

40 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Welcome, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Welcome to the number of sex offenders is 1179 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Welcome:  0.5% ($543)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (13.7 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (32.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (450.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lexington, NC (6.1 miles ), Thomasville, NC (12.1 miles ), Clemmons, NC (12.4 miles ), Winston-Salem, NC (13.7 miles ), Bermuda Run, NC (13.9 miles ), Trinity, NC (16.8 miles ), Lewisville, NC (17.5 miles ), High Point, NC (18.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.90 N, Longitude: 80.25 W


Area code: 336

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)


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Welcome-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.6 miles away from the Welcome place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 3 tornado 11.8 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused $50 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Welcome:
  • LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 3 miles; LEXINGTON, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALS (about 9 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • AMOS COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Welcome:
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 16 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 68 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Welcome:
  • DAVIDSON COUNTY (about 11 miles; LEXINGTON, NC; ID: EXX)
  • HIATT (about 13 miles; THOMASVILLE, NC; ID: N97)
  • TWIN LAKES (about 14 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; ID: 8A7)

Amtrak stations near Welcome:
  • 13 miles: WINSTON-SALEM (127 S. CHERRY ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: HIGH POINT (100 W. HIGH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Welcome:
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 20 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)

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Churches in Welcome include: Welcome Church of God (A), Beulah United Church of Christ (B), Center Methodist Church (C), Our Saviours Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Beulah Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Easter Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Welcome compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Welcome (2007 data):
  • Lexington State Bank: Welcome Branch at Maple Street And U.S. Highway 52, branch established on 1959-07-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $987.2 mil, Deposits: $818.0 mil, headquarters in Lexington, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Lsb Bancshares, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Welcome Branch at 6287 Old Hwy 52, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.89%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($103 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Guilford County, NC  1.35% ($36,082 average AGI)
from Forsyth County, NC  1.07% ($39,803)
from Randolph County, NC  0.58% ($25,970)


5.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Forsyth County, NC  1.13% ($34,491 average AGI)
to Guilford County, NC  1.11% ($38,188)
to Randolph County, NC  0.62% ($30,834)


Strongest AM radio stations in Welcome:
  • WLXN (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WIST (790 AM; 3 kW; THOMASVILLE, NC; Owner: GHB RADIO, INC.)
  • WTOB (1380 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WDSL (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MOCKSVILLE, NC)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPOL (1340 AM; 1 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Welcome:
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WHPE-FM (95.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBFJ-FM (89.3 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WIST-FM (98.3 FM; THOMASVILLE, NC; Owner: WEAM QUALITY RADIO CORP.)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W205BY (88.9 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Welcome:
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

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