Goldsboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Goldsboro, NC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 72,075. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GOLDSBORO-NC · Goldsboro, NC 3 ZIPs · 72,075 pop · #18527/25278 · Wayne County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $58,539
  • RANK-LOWER #18527/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fremont
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-RENT 36% owners
  • POP-SMALL 72,075
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 27530→27534
  • HOME-MID $204,150

Nearest income peer: Fremont, NC ( $4,410 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Goldsboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Goldsboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Goldsboro, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
72,075
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,539
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,539 and poverty 43.8% concentrate in 27530.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (36.1%) for this income tier, rent $985 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Ellerbe is the closest lower-income city and Conover the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Goldsboro.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Goldsboro differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 12.2% in ZIP 27534 and 100.0% in 27531. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

27530 to 27534

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

27530 to 27534

Poverty-rate spread
87.8 points

27534 to 27531

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 27530 skews compact Goldsboro

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 27530 covers about 56% of Goldsboro's 72,075 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Goldsboro

Citywide ZBP: 1,608 establishments, 25,090 employees , annual payroll $1,070,143k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27530 (799 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (334) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Goldsboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Goldsboro. See the Wayne County roll-up →

Goldsboro lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Wayne County: Pikeville and Seven Springs earn more and Mount Olive, Dudley and Fremont earn less. Pikeville marks the far end of that range at $77,933, 33% above Goldsboro.

Side-by-side: Compare 27530 vs 27534 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27530 40,117 $54,504 799 147
27534 31,364 $62,574 786 167
27531 594 n/a 23 64

Goldsboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Goldsboro, .