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:

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)