Metro area · CBSA 24140
Goldsboro
The Goldsboro, NC metro area has 118,652 people. Median rent is $965, 19.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Wayne County at $1,261. Of the 10 places we track here, Walnut Creek has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$59,733
Median home value
$178,700
Unemployment
5.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,261
HUD, Wayne County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsboro | 34,383 | $971 | 24.0% |
| Mount Olive | 4,453 | $950 | 23.4% |
| Elroy | 3,251 | $1,005 | 19.1% |
| Mar-Mac | 2,877 | $821 | 18.3% |
| Brogden | 2,733 | $1,013 | 28.9% |
| Dudley | 2,305 | $808 | 23.1% |
| New Hope | 1,487 | $965 | 19.7% |
| Walnut Creek | 1,422 | $1,788 | 12.9% |
| Fremont | 943 | $912 | 18.3% |
| Pikeville | 776 | $1,065 | 20.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.