| Official Name: | Welcome, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA South Carolina |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Welcome, South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Greenville |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.95 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.66 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7298 |
| Population Density Km2: | 610.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1582.05 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 984 |
| Coordinates: | 34.8222°N -82.4483°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29611[3] |
| Area Codes: | 864, 821 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-75535[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1231902 |
Welcome is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,668 at the 2010 census.[5] It is part of the Greenville - Mauldin - Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Welcome has been noted for its colorful place name.[6]
Welcome is located in west-central Greenville County at 34.8222°N -82.4483°W (34.822089, -82.448455).[7] It is bordered to the north by Parker, to the east by Judson, to the southwest by Powdersville in Anderson County and to the west by Pickens County. The western border of the CDP follows the Saluda River, which forms the county line.
U.S. Route 123 (New Easley Highway) forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east 4miles to the center of Greenville and west 9miles to Easley. U.S. Route 25 (White Horse Road) passes through the east side of the CDP, leading north 10miles to Travelers Rest and south 4miles to Gantt.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Welcome CDP has a total area of 12.1sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 1.05%, are water.[5]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,940 | 40.29% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,109 | 28.9% | |
| Native American | 13 | 0.18% | |
| Asian | 26 | 0.36% | |
| Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.07% | |
| Other/Mixed | 302 | 4.14% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,903 | 26.08% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,390 people, 2,696 households, and 1,771 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1384.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,947 housing units at an average density of 638.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.74% White, 17.98% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 4.43% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.87% of the population.
There were 2,696 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,851, and the median income for a family was $39,531. Males had a median income of $31,086 versus $22,368 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,451. About 7.9% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those whose ages are 65 or over.