Goldsboro city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Goldsboro city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
22.8%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-7.2 pp
% change
-31.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.8% | — |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.5 pp (2.2%) |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.8 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -1.5 pp (-7%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -3.9 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -0.5 pp (-3.1%) |