Goldsboro

Population: 33,448
Median household income: $47,005
Median home value: $173,700

Goldsboro is a community in Wayne County, North Carolina, home to 33,448 residents. At $47,005, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $58,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, Goldsboro's population declined 3.5% from 34,647 to 33,448, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $127,300 to $173,700.

52.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,448
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,005
Median home value: $173,700
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 16,974
Homeownership rate: 39.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,64733,448

Median household income

$34,083$47,005

Median home value

$127,300$173,700

Median gross rent

$791$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,647	$34,083	$127,300	$791
2020	34,610	$37,556	$134,200	$799
2021	33,214	$39,562	$135,900	$847
2022	33,566	$44,196	$162,300	$940
2023	33,448	$47,005	$173,700	$956

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,138	6.4%
5 to 17	5,655	16.9%
18 to 24	3,443	10.3%
25 to 34	4,625	13.8%
35 to 44	3,856	11.5%
45 to 54	3,383	10.1%
55 to 64	4,217	12.6%
65 to 74	3,393	10.1%
75 and over	2,738	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,477	34.3%
Black or African American	17,769	53.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.1%
Asian	597	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.2%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	1,576	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,850	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,608	11.7%
High school graduate	6,958	31.3%
Some college or associate's	7,900	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,860	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,886	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,133	78.6%
Carpooled	1,873	13.2%
Public transit	188	1.3%
Walked	179	1.3%
Bicycle	73	0.5%
Worked from home	583	4.1%
Other means	132	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,918	58.3%
15 to 29 min	3,095	22.8%
30 to 44 min	1,446	10.6%
45 to 59 min	540	4.0%
60+ min	579	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 20.8% (6,666 of 32,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,016	54.5%
Nonfamily households	6,682	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,698	86.6%
Vacant	2,276	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,759	39.2%
Renter-occupied	8,939	60.8%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,970	52.8%
1-unit, attached	1,126	6.6%
2 to 4 units	2,710	16.0%
5 to 19 units	1,926	11.3%
20 or more units	1,610	9.5%
Mobile home & other	632	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3726880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 35.3782, -77.9719