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Goldsboro, NC
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Goldsboro profile


Living in Goldsboro


Goldsboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 34,629 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Goldsboro is the 30th largest community in North Carolina.

Goldsboro is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Goldsboro, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that Goldsboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.91 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of adults in Goldsboro who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.98% of the adults in Goldsboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Goldsboro in 2022 was $30,497, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,988 for a family of four. However, Goldsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Goldsboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Goldsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Goldsboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Goldsboro include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Goldsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.