Welcome, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,538
Males: 1,748 (49.4%), Females: 1,790 (50.6%)
Davidson County
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $42,266
Median house value: $110,700
Population by Race
Races in Welcome:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.2%), German (15.2%), Irish (7.0%), English (6.1%), Italian (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 859 feet
Land area: 9.3 square miles
Population by Education
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%
1.1% Foreign born
Hospitals
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)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Welcome:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 16 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 68 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Welcome:
- DAVIDSON COUNTY (about 11 miles; LEXINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: EXX)
- HIATT (about 13 miles; THOMASVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N97)
- TWIN LAKES (about 14 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities
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; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 20 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)