Welcome, North Carolina

Beulah Church of Christ Cemetery, Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, and Waggoner Graveyard are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Welcome is located at 35°54′17″N 80°15′9″W (35.904822, -80.252481).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km²), all of it land.

At the 2000 census there were 3,538 people, 1,437 households, and 1,092 families living in the CDP. The population density was 378.4 people per square mile (146.1/km²). There were 1,514 housing units at an average density of 161.9 per square mile (62.5/km²). 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%.[1]

Of the 1,437 households 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 households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $42,266 and the median family income 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.

• Austin Dillon, NASCAR driver
• Ty Dillon, NASCAR driver