2024 population: 120,338 ( 3,011 from 2020)
Land area: 553.9 square miles
Population density: 217.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	60,360	50.16%	1.0%
Black:	36,834	30.61%	0.1%
Indian:	450	0.37%	10.8%
Asian:	1,639	1.36%	17.0%
2+ races:	3,127	2.60%	13.8%
Hispanic:	17,928	14.90%	20.1%

Total non-White:	59,978	49.84%	6.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,686	14.2
Deaths:	6,210	13.2
Net Migration:	1,142	2.4
Net Immigration:	1,461	3.1

Change in White population:	-634	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,645	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
117,327
60,994	51.99%
36,856	31.41%
406	0.35%
1,401	1.19%
2,747	2.34%
14,923	12.72%
56,333	48.01%

2010
122,623
68,216	55.63%
38,107	31.08%
333	0.27%
1,452	1.18%
2,122	1.73%
12,162	9.92%
54,407	44.37%

2000
113,329
67,756	59.79%
37,230	32.85%
371	0.33%
1,097	0.97%
1,145	1.01%
5,604	4.94%
45,573	40.21%

1990
104,666
68,524	65.47%
33,724	32.22%
339	0.32%
884	0.84%
n/a
1,195	1.14%
36,142	34.53%

1980
97,054
63,742	65.68%
31,476	32.43%
168	0.17%
437	0.45%
n/a
1,117	1.15%
33,312	34.32%

1970
85,408
56,383	66.02%
28,442	33.30%
96	0.11%
102	0.12%
n/a
320	0.37%
29,025	33.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
15,461	12.6
11,050	9.0
-6,566	-5.4
2,638	2.2

-7,222	-5.9
1,926	1.6

Number	Rate
2000's
16,239	14.3
9,836	8.7
-6,733	-5.9
1,440	1.3

460	0.4
8,834	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
16,484	15.7
9,599	9.2
-3,576	-3.4
769	0.7

-768	-0.7
9,431	9.0

Number	Rate
1980's
16,165	16.7
8,674	8.9
1,163	1.2
n/a

4,782	4.9
2,830	2.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
589	0.7
n/a

7,359	8.6
4,287	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.5
27,546	22.9%
92,792	77.1%
19,497	16.2%

46,949
2.44

30,933	65.9%
20,762	67.1%
4,043	13.1%
16,016	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
30,484	24.9%
92,139	75.1%
16,078	13.1%

47,831
2.50

32,651	68.3%
22,275	68.2%
4,508	13.8%
15,180	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
29,682	26.2%
83,647	73.8%
13,000	11.5%

42,541
2.56

30,310	71.2%
22,636	74.7%
3,652	12.0%
12,231	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
27,681	26.4%
76,985	73.6%
10,417	10.0%

36,915
2.65

27,875	75.5%
21,689	77.8%
2,946	10.6%
9,040	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
29,376	30.3%
67,678	69.7%
8,308	8.6%

32,394
2.87

25,647	79.2%
20,758	80.9%
2,625	10.2%
6,747	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,270	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,478	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,640	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,407	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,867	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,382	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,003	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,576	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,091	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,013	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,021	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,008	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,393	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,808	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,175	4.6%
$200,000 or more	1,817	3.9%

Median Household Income	54,323
Per Capita Income	30,540

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,235	6.9%
Public Assistance	946	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,483	20.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	41,010	63.7%
Unemployed	2,204	3.4%
In Armed Forces	3,137	4.9%

Total Labor Force	46,351	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	18,039	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,091	15,392	55.4%
Non-Profit	815	1,487	35.4%
Self-Employed	1,936	1,451	57.2%

Local Government	1,538	1,995	43.5%
State Government	1,763	2,941	37.5%
Federal Government	973	979	49.8%

Total Private + Self	21,027	16,843	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,089	7,402	40.7%
Total	26,116	24,245	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,187	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,852	19.5%
Professional, Technical	9,537	18.9%
Service Occupations	9,006	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	968	1.9%
All others	15,846	31.4%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	7,369	14.6%
Health care and social assistance	7,031	13.9%
Retail trade	6,590	13.1%
Educational services	4,227	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	3,744	7.4%
Public administration	3,149	6.2%
Construction	2,946	5.8%
Other services	2,590	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,116	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,093	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,959	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,509	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,424	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,422	2.8%
Information	610	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	607	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	483	1.0%
Utilities	481	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	72	0.1%
Management	6	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,455	7.20%
Puerto Rican	888	0.76%
Cuban	103	0.09%
Dominican	87	0.07%

Total Central American	4,584	3.90%
Costa Rican	21	0.02%
Guatemalan	2,741	2.33%
Honduran	808	0.69%
Nicaraguan	151	0.13%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	863	0.73%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	419	0.36%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	1	0.00%
Colombian	293	0.25%
Ecuadorian	47	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	9	0.01%
Venezuelan	58	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	398	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	445	0.38%
Filipino	303	0.26%
Korean	194	0.17%
Chinese	144	0.12%
Thai	110	0.09%
Bhutanese	49	0.04%
Vietnamese	21	0.02%
Japanese	20	0.02%
Hmong	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	94,551	85.9%
Spanish	12,513	11.4%
Other Indo-European	675	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	617	0.6%
Other Asian	324	0.3%
German, other Germanic	291	0.3%
Arabic	269	0.2%
Tagalog	240	0.2%
Korean	219	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	24,684	21.0%
English	11,424	9.7%
Irish	8,150	6.9%
German	7,161	6.1%
Italian	1,871	1.6%
European	1,806	1.5%
French	1,479	1.3%
Scottish	1,422	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	985	0.8%
British	669	0.6%
Dutch	581	0.5%
Haitian	576	0.5%
African	379	0.3%
Swedish	378	0.3%
Welsh	376	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	111,590	95.0%
Not a citizen	5,890	5.0%

Native	109,131	92.9%
Foreign-born	8,349	7.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,752	6.1%	6,406	8.2%	23,240	29.7%	28,224	36.1%	10,860	13.9%	4,786	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,752	6.1%
9-12 Years	6,406	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,240	29.7%
Some College	28,224	36.1%
Bach. Degree	10,860	13.9%
Grad Degree	4,786	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	96,056	91,672	4,384	4.6%
1991	98,834	91,672	7,162	7.2%
1992	95,526	88,550	6,976	7.3%
1993	93,706	88,548	5,158	5.5%
1994	96,636	91,550	5,086	5.3%
1995	97,286	92,316	4,970	5.1%
1996	97,680	92,910	4,770	4.9%
1997	100,188	95,898	4,290	4.3%
1998	99,456	95,020	4,436	4.5%
1999	100,766	96,522	4,244	4.2%

2000	101,890	97,802	4,088	4.0%
2001	103,054	97,184	5,870	5.7%
2002	101,792	95,020	6,772	6.7%
2003	103,888	97,230	6,658	6.4%
2004	102,870	97,084	5,786	5.6%
2005	103,014	97,254	5,760	5.6%
2006	104,586	99,302	5,284	5.1%
2007	105,792	100,632	5,160	4.9%
2008	107,450	101,254	6,196	5.8%
2009	108,788	98,846	9,942	9.1%

2010	110,060	100,062	9,998	9.1%
2011	110,362	100,388	9,974	9.0%
2012	111,684	101,992	9,692	8.7%
2013	109,752	101,468	8,284	7.5%
2014	107,722	101,020	6,702	6.2%
2015	107,344	100,916	6,428	6.0%
2016	106,780	100,548	6,232	5.8%
2017	106,640	101,260	5,380	5.0%
2018	105,172	100,550	4,622	4.4%
2019	104,556	100,372	4,184	4.0%

2020	101,416	94,860	6,556	6.5%
2021	100,682	95,502	5,180	5.1%
2022	101,486	97,376	4,110	4.0%
2023	102,956	99,102	3,854	3.7%
2024	101,956	98,200	3,756	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,882
Median Value	$152,300

Occupied	46,949	88.8%
Vacant	5,933	11.2%

Owned	28,798	61.3%
Rented	18,151	38.7%
Median Rent	$899

Single-Family Units	33,054	62.5%
Detached	31,782	60.1%
Attached	1,272	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,206	8.0%
Mobile Homes	12,011	22.7%

Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Goldsboro, NC Metro Area