| Official Name: | Welcome, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Davidson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 24.12 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.31 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4131 |
| Population Density Km2: | 171.27 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 443.57 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 860 |
| Coordinates: | 35.9067°N -80.2547°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27374 |
| Area Code: | 336 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-71760[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402995 |
Welcome is a census-designated place (CDP) in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,162 at the 2010 census. It is nationally known as the home of Richard Childress Racing.In addition, Walker and Associates, Inc., a nationwide communication value-add distribution is headquartered here. The town motto is "Welcome to Welcome, A Friendly Place," as posted on the welcoming sign. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Midway, Arcadia, and Lexington.
Beulah Church of Christ Cemetery, Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, and Waggoner Graveyard are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.4sqmi, all land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,540 | 85.69% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 145 | 3.51% | |
| Native American | 12 | 0.29% | |
| Asian | 64 | 1.55% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.02% | |
| Other/Mixed | 211 | 5.11% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 158 | 3.82% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,538 people, 1,437 households, and 1,092 families living in the CDP. The population density was 378.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,514 housing units at an average density of 161.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.31% White, 2.66% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 1,437 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,266, and the median income for a family was $51,810. Males had a median income of $32,183 versus $26,495 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,613. About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Welcome is home to North Davidson High School as well as North Davidson Middle School and Welcome Elementary School.
Welcome is home to WUNW-FM, a radio station broadcasting at 91.1 FM. It serves as a low-power repeater for WUNC, a public radio station broadcasting National Public Radio content.[3]