Population & age
- Total population
- 216
- Median age
- 37.8
Goldsboro, NC (27533)
Wayne County · Goldsboro, NC · Population 216
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Goldsboro, NC (ZIP 27533) sits in Wayne County within the Goldsboro metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 43.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,994. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $49,087 per worker, roughly 25% below the US average. FEMA has issued 28 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1968 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 52.3" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 11,854 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Johnston County, NC (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,160 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 53.7%
- Black
- 30.1%
- Asian
- 1.4%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.6%
- Other / multi-racial
- 14.4%
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 5.2%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 0
- Renter-occupied
- 0
- Vacant units
- 0
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 0
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 19(8.8%)
- Non-English at home
- 39(18.1%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$880
/month
1 Bed
$880
/month
2 Bed
$1,160
/month
3 Bed
$1,390
/month
4 Bed
$1,880
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
605
Across 593 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $121.0M.
Single-family
583
96% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
22
4% of total units
Single-family value
$118.4M
construction value
Multifamily value
$2.6M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
37
Total employment
427
Annual payroll
$16.8M
Average annual pay
$39,365
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$49,087
Average weekly wage
$944
Total employment
41,880
Total establishments
2,557
That is roughly 25% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
That is 0.3 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
50,978
Employed
49,100
Unemployed
1,878
Based on Wayne County, NC data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Goldsboro, NC
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
28
Date Range
1968–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3637)
Incident period: January 21, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane17 (61%)
- Tropical Storm2 (7%)
- Severe Storm2 (7%)
- Biological2 (7%)
- Severe Ice Storm2 (7%)
- Other3 (11%)
Individual Assistance
7
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
26
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
9
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
63.3°F
53.1° – 73.6°
Annual precipitation
52.3"
Annual snowfall
2"
Heating · cooling days
2,656.8 · 2,082.4
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: GOLDSBORO 4 SE, NC US, 5.1 miles from the centroid of Goldsboro, NC (ZIP 27533)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
11,854
That is roughly 3,654 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
20%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.4
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
13.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
51
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,294
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.9
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
86%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
47%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Wayne data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
23.1% of Wayne County, NC residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.17
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.04
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.16
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.76
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 10.4% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Wayne County, NC for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 280 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 1,108 reports
Homicide
3
Robbery
16
Burglary
314
Vehicle theft
129
County-level data for Wayne (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+565 people
+303 households • +$3.7M net AGI flow
Moved in
4,724households
9,026 people • $226.9M AGI
Moved out
4,421households
8,461 people • $223.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Johnston County, NC — 353 households
- Wake County, NC — 220 households
- Lenoir County, NC — 141 households
- Duplin County, NC — 131 households
- Wilson County, NC — 109 households
Where departing residents went
- Johnston County, NC — 284 households
- Wake County, NC — 239 households
- Lenoir County, NC — 206 households
- Duplin County, NC — 122 households
- Pitt County, NC — 113 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $48,029 versus departing households' $50,479.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in North Carolina
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 27533. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
4.25%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
7.00%
State 4.75% · avg local 2.25%
Property tax (effective)
0.48%
Median $1,058/year
Tax burden rank
21 of 50
9.60% of personal income
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 27533
Other ZIPs in Goldsboro
Nearby ZIPs by distance
27530 (Goldsboro, 1.3 mi) · 27531 (Goldsboro, 5 mi) · 28333 (Dudley, 7.1 mi) · 27863 (Pikeville, 7.9 mi) · 27569 (Princeton, 8 mi) · 27534 (Goldsboro, 8.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
43.2%
10.2pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
41.8%
9.8pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
18.3%
3.7pp below the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
75.1%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
13.8%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
13.2%
2.2pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$8,994
Median earnings (10 yr)
$34,561
- 4-Year
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 27599
- In-state tuition
- $8,994
- Out-of-state tuition
- $41,203
- Acceptance rate
- 15.3%
- Graduation rate
- 91.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $72,200
- Median student debt
- $14,000
- 2-Year
Johnston Community College
Smithfield, NC · 27577
- In-state tuition
- $2,756
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,900
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 32.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $37,310
- Median student debt
- —
- 2-Year
Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC · 27534
- In-state tuition
- $2,566
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,710
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 53.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $34,148
- Median student debt
- $6,500
- 4-Year
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC · 27506
- In-state tuition
- $41,600
- Out-of-state tuition
- $41,600
- Acceptance rate
- 87.2%
- Graduation rate
- 58.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $54,886
- Median student debt
- $22,500
- 2-Year
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, NC · 27537
- In-state tuition
- $1,944
- Out-of-state tuition
- $6,552
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 50.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $34,304
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC · 27587
- In-state tuition
- $11,318
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,318
- Acceptance rate
- 74.6%
- Graduation rate
- 53.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
- 2-Year
Piedmont Community College
Roxboro, NC · 27573
- In-state tuition
- $2,556
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,700
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 38.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $33,274
- Median student debt
- —
- 2-Year
Louisburg College
Louisburg, NC · 27549
- In-state tuition
- $24,120
- Out-of-state tuition
- $24,120
- Acceptance rate
- 55.8%
- Graduation rate
- 29.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $34,818
- Median student debt
- $12,000
- Certificate
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 27514
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 78.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $26,873
- Median student debt
- $6,333
- 4-Year
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
Wendell, NC · 27591
- In-state tuition
- $11,739
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,739
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 50.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Goldsboro, NC (ZIP 27533) sits in Wayne County within the Goldsboro metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 43.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,994. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $49,087 per worker, roughly 25% below the US average. FEMA has issued 28 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1968 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 52.3" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 11,854 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Johnston County, NC (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,160 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 18.3%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 27533
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 27533?
43.2%, which is 10.2 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 27533?
18.3%, which is 3.7 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 27533?
41.8%, which is 9.8 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 27533?
216 people live in ZIP 27533, with a median age of 37.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 27533?
As of 2022, 37 business establishments operated in ZIP 27533 employing 427 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 27533?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 27533 is $39,365, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 27533 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 27533 ranks in the 51th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 27533?
Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 27533, ranking in the 74th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 27533 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 28 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 27533 between 1968–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 27533?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 27533, accounting for 17 of 28 declarations (61%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 27533?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 27533 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3637) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 27533?
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 27533 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Johnston Community College, and Wayne Community College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 27533?
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $8,994 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 27533?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $34,561 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 27533?
ZIP 27533 has an average annual temperature of 63.3°F and 52.3" of annual precipitation based on the GOLDSBORO 4 SE, NC US weather station 5.1 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 27533 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 27533 is part of the Goldsboro, NC urbanized area, primarily served by Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 27533?
North Carolina has a flat income tax with a top rate of 4.25%. Combined sales tax: 7.00% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does North Carolina have paid family leave?
North Carolina has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 27533?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (39 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (28 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (28 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 27533
Other ZIPs in Goldsboro
Nearby ZIPs by distance
27530 (Goldsboro, 1.3 mi) · 27531 (Goldsboro, 5 mi) · 28333 (Dudley, 7.1 mi) · 27863 (Pikeville, 7.9 mi) · 27569 (Princeton, 8 mi) · 27534 (Goldsboro, 8.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
51st percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 28
Vulnerability Themes
Limited English Speakers
1
Persons with Disability
2
Without HS Diploma
3
Without Health Insurance
3
Adults Age 65+
4
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.