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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
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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.
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of 2000, there were 3,538 people, 1,437 households, and 1,092 families living in the CDP. The population density was 378.4 inhabitants per square mile (146.1/km). There were 1,514 housing units at an average density of 161.9 per square mile (62.5/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.31%
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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
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There were 1,437 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were
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for the CDP was $ 22,613. About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welcome, North Carolina
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as well as North Davidson Middle School and Welcome Elementary School.
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Census-designated places in Davidson County, North Carolina
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Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
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Census-designated place
Location of Welcome, North Carolina
35°54′24″N 80°15′17″W / 35.90667°N 80.25472°W / 35.90667; -80.25472
Country
State
North Carolina
County
Davidson
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
336
FIPS code
GNIS
census-designated place
Davidson County
North Carolina
Richard Childress Racing
Midway
Arcadia
Lexington
Beulah Church of Christ Cemetery
Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
Waggoner Graveyard
National Register of Historic Places
United States Census Bureau

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