Goldsboro, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
34,383
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.8
0.272% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
22.8%
9.54% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$48,540
3.27% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$200,400
15.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,414
1.79% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Goldsboro, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Goldsboro, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Goldsboro, NC are Wayne Community College (1,230 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Goldsboro, NC was $200,400, and the homeownership rate was 36.3%.

Most people in Goldsboro, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Goldsboro, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Goldsboro, NC is home to a population of 34.4k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.34% of Goldsboro, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.49k people).

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (18k people) in Goldsboro, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.55k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2024 Citizenship
97.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Goldsboro, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Goldsboro, NC was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Goldsboro, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    18k ± 950
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.8k ± 816
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.55k ± 423
6.07%
Hispanic Population
2.09k people

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (18k people) in Goldsboro, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.55k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.07% of the people in Goldsboro, NC are hispanic (2.09k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Goldsboro, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.49k people
3.99%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.33k people

As of 2024, 4.34% of Goldsboro, NC residents (1.49k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Goldsboro, NC was 3.99%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    908 ± 270
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    874 ± 247
  3. Vietnam
    428 ± 149

Goldsboro, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Goldsboro, NC employs 12.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Goldsboro, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,964 people), Manufacturing (1,536 people), and Retail Trade (1,486 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($70,556), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,876), and Utilities ($62,031).

Employment

Occupations

12.4k
2024 Value
± 947
1.79%
1 Year growth
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goldsboro, NC grew at a rate of 1.79%, from 12.2k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Goldsboro, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,312 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,209 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Goldsboro, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.4k
2024 Value
± 947
1.79%
1 Year growth
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goldsboro, NC grew at a rate of 1.79%, from 12.2k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Goldsboro, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,964 people), Manufacturing (1,536 people), and Retail Trade (1,486 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Goldsboro, NC, though some of these residents may live in Goldsboro, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,632
Median earning men ± $6,776
$28,813
Median earning women ± $3,174

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($187,823), Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,187), and Wholesale Trade ($71,111).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($63,571), Information ($56,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,683).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Goldsboro, NC awarded 1,230 degrees. The student population of Goldsboro, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,089 male students and 1,794 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Goldsboro, NC are White (704 and 57.5%), Black or African American (232 and 19%), Hispanic or Latino (219 and 17.9%), and Two or More Races (30 and 2.45%).

The largest universities in Goldsboro, NC by number of degrees awarded are Wayne Community College (1,230 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Goldsboro, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (215 and 17.5%), General Business Administration & Management (118 and 9.59%), and Information Technology (84 and 6.83%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,883 students enrolled in Goldsboro, NC, 37.8% men and 62.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,487 records, of which 62.1% were women and 37.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    215 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    38 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Goldsboro, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 215 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Goldsboro, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Wayne Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,230 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wayne Community College with 1,230 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 570 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Goldsboro, NC, which is 0.864 times less than the 660 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 704 degrees mean that there were 3.03 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 232 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($92) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Goldsboro, NC was $200,400 in 2024, which is 0.602 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $173,700 to $200,400, a 15.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Goldsboro, NC is 36.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Goldsboro, NC have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Goldsboro, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,455
$5,494
Median Property Taxes
±$631

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Goldsboro, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Goldsboro, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

36.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 36.3% of the housing units in Goldsboro, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 39.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$48,540
Median Household Income
± $2,573
15.1k
Number of Households
± 1,051

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.1k households in Goldsboro, NC grew to $48,540 from the previous year's value of $47,005.

The following chart displays the households in Goldsboro, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Goldsboro, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80%)
  2. Carpooled (11%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.82%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Goldsboro, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (4.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Goldsboro, NC have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.83% of the workforce in Goldsboro, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Goldsboro, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Goldsboro, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Goldsboro, NC (7.41k out of 32.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Goldsboro, NC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.1% of the population of Goldsboro, NC has health coverage, with 28% on employee plans, 31.2% on Medicaid, 9.47% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 7.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.87%
Uninsured
28%
Employer Coverage
31.2%
Medicaid
9.47%
Medicare
16%
Non-Group
7.49%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Goldsboro, NC grew by 1.46% from 7.75% to 7.87%.

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