North Carolina · Census place 26880
Goldsboro city, NC
Quick answer
Goldsboro city has 33,448 residents, ranking #30 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $47,005, the median home is worth $173,700 and median gross rent runs $956 a month.
- Population
- 33,448Goldsboro city residents
- Median household income
- $47,005Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $956Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Goldsboro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Goldsboro city median would spend about 24.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.8% of residents and 39.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Sanford city 30,833
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