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Zebulon, NC vs Goldsboro, NC

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- Household income in Goldsboro, is 11% less than it is in Zebulon and is 74% below the National Average.
- Zebulon unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Goldsboro unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Zebulon, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.5%21.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,279$25,817$37,638
 Household Income$44,389$39,562$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,473$51,181$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Zebulon, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%17.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K19.7%14.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%12.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.4%12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%7.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%2.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Zebulon, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%8.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment6.5%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.6%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%10.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.5%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.9%19.6%13.1%
Reviews for Zebulon    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Zebulon NC is in the East Wake area of the Triangle in NC. It is growing, and the town leaders are working to stear that growth in the right direction. Some of the best  More

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Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 7 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 7 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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