Latest news about poverty in Goldsboro, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
20.9% of Goldsboro, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 39.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 14.5% of high school graduates and 36.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.6%. For comparison, it was 48.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Goldsboro, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Goldsboro:
20.9%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Goldsboro:
8.6%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Goldsboro:
27.6%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Goldsboro:
26.3%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.6%
Residents above poverty level:
48.8%
Poverty by age in Goldsboro, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Goldsboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
35.6%Under 5 years
28.2%5 years
40.0%6 to 11 years
11.6%12 to 14 years
39.6%15 years
8.9%16 and 17 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
6.8%25 to 34 years
14.6%35 to 44 years
16.3%45 to 54 years
21.4%55 to 64 years
21.8%65 to 74 years
4.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Goldsboro,NC (percentage below poverty level)
45.9%Under 5 years
36.0%5 years
37.1%6 to 11 years
52.4%12 to 14 years
26.3%15 years
29.0%16 and 17 years
29.7%18 to 24 years
29.1%25 to 34 years
20.8%35 to 44 years
22.7%45 to 54 years
17.4%55 to 64 years
23.6%65 to 74 years
8.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Goldsboro,NC (% below half of poverty level)
14.0%Under 6 years
10.8%6 to 11 years
14.6%12 to 17 years
7.0%18 to 24 years
9.8%25 to 34 years
12.8%35 to 44 years
5.9%45 to 54 years
7.5%55 to 64 years
2.2%65 to 74 years
2.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Goldsboro, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Goldsboro, NC (%)
13.0%White
29.0%Black
16.0%American Indian
3.0%Asian
100.0%Native Hawaiian
7.0%Other race
14.0%2+ races
4.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Goldsboro, NC (absolute numbers)
1,394White
4,598Black
5American Indian
14Asian
83Native Hawaiian
31Other race
3232+ races
70Hispanic
23.4%Below poverty level
76.6%Above poverty level
9.5%Below poverty level
90.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Goldsboro, NC
Children below poverty level:
Goldsboro, North Carolina:
34.6%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Goldsboro:
14.5%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Goldsboro:
36.9%
North Carolina:
26.6%
12.5%Married-couple family
2.3%Male, no wife present
85.2%Female, no husband present
5.8%Worked full-time, year-round
21.2%Worked part-time
73.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
53.1%One full-time, other didn't work
10.8%Both worked part-time
19.6%One part-time, other didn't work
16.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.0%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
3.2%1990 to 1994
4.6%1980 to 1989
17.3%1970 to 1979
20.6%1960 to 1969
20.4%1950 to 1959
9.7%1940 to 1949
17.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.4%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
11.4%1980 to 1989
19.4%1970 to 1979
25.6%1960 to 1969
20.0%1950 to 1959
6.9%1940 to 1949
8.2%1939 or earlier
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