Goldsboro vs Preston

A side-by-side comparison of Goldsboro and Preston: population, income, housing, and more.

Goldsboro and Preston are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Preston has the higher population (794 vs 259 in Goldsboro). Preston has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $39,643 in Goldsboro). Preston has the higher median home value ($248,100 vs $204,200 in Goldsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Goldsboro	Preston
Population	259	794
Median age	27.1 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,643	$69,375
Median home value	$204,200	$248,100
Median gross rent	$1,639	$1,406
Housing units	90	308
Homeownership rate	77.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldsboro	Preston
Population	262 → 259 (-1.1%)	735 → 794 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $39,643 (+9.4%)	$65,833 → $69,375 (+5.4%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $204,200 (+75.9%)	$211,000 → $248,100 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,175 → $1,639 (+39.5%)	$1,018 → $1,406 (+38.1%)

Goldsboro

Population

262259

Median household income

$36,250$39,643

Median home value

$116,100$204,200

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,639

Preston

Population

735794

Median household income

$65,833$69,375

Median home value

$211,000$248,100

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,406

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goldsboro	Preston
Under 5	16.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	29.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	3.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	20.5%	20.0%
45 to 54	5.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	2.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	3.5%	8.3%
75 and over	6.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldsboro	Preston
White (non-Hispanic)	36.7%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.2%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	57.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldsboro	Preston
No high school diploma	50.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	33.1%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	9.2%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldsboro	Preston
Drove alone	82.9%	68.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	17.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldsboro	Preston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goldsboro	Preston
Poverty rate	45.9%	4.2%
Average household size	3.41	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	35	23
Median year structure built	1938	1959